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#CFAAAA

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CFAAAA

#CFAAAA is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 5.0), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AACFCF (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 9.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green170
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 5.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CFAAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFAAAA.
2.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFAAAA.
9.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AFAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B5A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7A7AA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAAAA?

#CFAAAA is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAAAA?

Use black text. Black on #CFAAAA has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAAAA?

Its complementary colour is #AACFCF, and analogous partners are #CFAABD and #CFBDAA.