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#D2ABB5

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #D2ABB5

#D2ABB5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 67% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.9), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABD2C8 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green171
Blue181

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #D2ABB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB5.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ABB5.
10.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ABB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ABB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B1B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B7B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9A9AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ABB5?

#D2ABB5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 67% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ABB5?

Use black text. Black on #D2ABB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ABB5?

Its complementary colour is #ABD2C8, and analogous partners are #D2ABC9 and #D2B4AB.