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#CFB0AE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CFB0AE

#CFB0AE is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.4); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AECDCF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CFB0AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green176
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #CFB0AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFB0AE.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFB0AE.
10.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB0AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB0AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B4AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6ADB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB0AE?

#CFB0AE is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 69% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB0AE?

Use black text. Black on #CFB0AE has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB0AE?

Its complementary colour is #AECDCF, and analogous partners are #CFAEBD and #CFC1AE.