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#D0AEB2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D0AEB2

#D0AEB2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.8); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AED0CC — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D0AEB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red208
Green174
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.8
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #D0AEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D0AEB2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D0AEB2.
10.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0AEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0AEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B3B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB9B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7ACAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0AEB2?

#D0AEB2 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0AEB2?

Use black text. Black on #D0AEB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0AEB2?

Its complementary colour is #AED0CC, and analogous partners are #D0AEC3 and #D0BBAE.