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#CFB4AE

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #CFB4AE

With the hex code #CFB4AE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEC9CF, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green180
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #CFB4AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFB4AE.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #CFB4AE.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB4AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB4AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BCAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6B1B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB4AE?

With the hex code #CFB4AE, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 71% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB4AE?

Use black text. Black on #CFB4AE has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB4AE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC9CF, and analogous partners are #CFAEB8 and #CFC5AE.