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#D2AEB7

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #D2AEB7

With the hex code #D2AEB7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AED2C9, 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 — 10.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green174
Blue183

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D2AEB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2AEB7.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2AEB7.
10.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2AEB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2AEB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2B3B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB9B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9ACB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2AEB7?

With the hex code #D2AEB7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 68% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2AEB7?

Use black text. Black on #D2AEB7 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2AEB7?

Its complementary colour is #AED2C9, and analogous partners are #D2AEC9 and #D2B7AE.