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#CFA4A2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CFA4A2

#CFA4A2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 64% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 3.2); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2CDCF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFA4A2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green164
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 3.2
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.8
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #CFA4A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFA4A2.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFA4A2.
9.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFA4A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFA4A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA9A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B1A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9A0A4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFA4A2?

#CFA4A2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 64% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFA4A2?

Use black text. Black on #CFA4A2 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFA4A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2CDCF, and analogous partners are #CFA2B6 and #CFBAA2.