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#D2ADAE

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #D2ADAE

#D2ADAE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.1); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADD2D1 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2ADAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red210
Green173
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #D2ADAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ADAE.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2ADAE.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2ADAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2ADAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B2AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB8AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAAAAE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2ADAE?

#D2ADAE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 68% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2ADAE?

Use black text. Black on #D2ADAE has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2ADAE?

Its complementary colour is #ADD2D1, and analogous partners are #D2ADC1 and #D2BEAD.