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#D2AAAF

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D2AAAF

With the hex code #D2AAAF, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 67% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAD2CD, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green170
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.5
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D2AAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2AAAF.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2AAAF.
10.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2AAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2AAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B0AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAA7AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2AAAF?

With the hex code #D2AAAF, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 67% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2AAAF?

Use black text. Black on #D2AAAF has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2AAAF?

Its complementary colour is #AAD2CD, and analogous partners are #D2AAC3 and #D2B9AA.