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#D2ABB3

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D2ABB3

#D2ABB3 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.9); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABD2CA — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2ABB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green171
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #D2ABB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB3.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB3.
10.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ABB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ABB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B1B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9A9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ABB3?

#D2ABB3 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 67% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ABB3?

Use black text. Black on #D2ABB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ABB3?

Its complementary colour is #ABD2CA, and analogous partners are #D2ABC7 and #D2B6AB.