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#CFACAE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CFACAE

#CFACAE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.4), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACCFCD (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 10.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green172
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #CFACAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFACAE.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFACAE.
10.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFACAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B1AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7A9AD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFACAE?

#CFACAE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 67% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFACAE?

Use black text. Black on #CFACAE has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFACAE?

Its complementary colour is #ACCFCD, and analogous partners are #CFACC0 and #CFBBAC.