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#CDB2B8

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #CDB2B8

With the hex code #CDB2B8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2CDC7, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green178
Blue184

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CDB2B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B8.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CDB2B8.
10.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDB2B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDB2B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B6B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBBAB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2B1B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDB2B8?

With the hex code #CDB2B8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 70% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDB2B8?

Use black text. Black on #CDB2B8 has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDB2B8?

Its complementary colour is #B2CDC7, and analogous partners are #CDB2C5 and #CDBAB2.