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#D2ACAB

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D2ACAB

#D2ACAB is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 5.0), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABD1D2 (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
Green172
Blue171

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 5.0
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #D2ACAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ACAB.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ACAB.
10.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ACAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ACAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B1AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB8AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAA8AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ACAB?

#D2ACAB is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 67% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ACAB?

Use black text. Black on #D2ACAB has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ACAB?

Its complementary colour is #ABD1D2, and analogous partners are #D2ABBE and #D2C0AB.