#CFAFAF
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CFAFAF
#CFAFAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.6); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCFCF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CFAFAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFAFAF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFAFAF?
#CFAFAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CFAFAF?
Use black text. Black on #CFAFAF has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFAFAF?
Its complementary colour is #AFCFCF, and analogous partners are #CFAFBF and #CFBFAF.