#CFAAAE
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CFAAAE
#CFAAAE is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.8); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AACFCB — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CFAAAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFAAAE?
#CFAAAE is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CFAAAE?
Use black text. Black on #CFAAAE has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFAAAE?
Its complementary colour is #AACFCB, and analogous partners are #CFAAC1 and #CFB9AA.