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#CEAEB4

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CEAEB4

#CEAEB4 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECEC8 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CEAEB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green174
Blue180

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #CEAEB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB4.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB4.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEAEB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEAEB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ACB0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEB4?

#CEAEB4 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 68% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEB4?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEB4 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEB4?

Its complementary colour is #AECEC8, and analogous partners are #CEAEC4 and #CEB8AE.