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#CEAEB2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CEAEB2

With the hex code #CEAEB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECECA, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green174
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CEAEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB2.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB2.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEAEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEAEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B2B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5ACAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEB2?

With the hex code #CEAEB2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEB2?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEB2?

Its complementary colour is #AECECA, and analogous partners are #CEAEC2 and #CEBAAE.