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#CEAEB0

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CEAEB0

#CEAEB0 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.2), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AECECC (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green174
Blue176

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #CEAEB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB0.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB0.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEAEB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEAEB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B2B0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5ABAF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEB0?

#CEAEB0 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 68% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEB0?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEB0?

Its complementary colour is #AECECC, and analogous partners are #CEAEC0 and #CEBCAE.