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#CEAEB5

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CEAEB5

With the hex code #CEAEB5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AECEC7, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green174
Blue181

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CEAEB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB5.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CEAEB5.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEAEB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEAEB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B8B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4ACB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEAEB5?

With the hex code #CEAEB5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 68% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEAEB5?

Use black text. Black on #CEAEB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEAEB5?

Its complementary colour is #AECEC7, and analogous partners are #CEAEC5 and #CEB7AE.