#CFABB0
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CFABB0
#CFABB0 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.5); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABCFCA — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CFABB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFABB0
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFABB0?
#CFABB0 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CFABB0?
Use black text. Black on #CFABB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFABB0?
Its complementary colour is #ABCFCA, and analogous partners are #CFABC2 and #CFB8AB.