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#CFAFAE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CFAFAE

#CFAFAE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AECECF (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 10.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green175
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CFAFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFAFAE.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFAFAE.
10.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFAFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B3AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6ACAF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFAFAE?

#CFAFAE is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 69% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFAFAE?

Use black text. Black on #CFAFAE has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFAFAE?

Its complementary colour is #AECECF, and analogous partners are #CFAEBE and #CFC0AE.