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#D2AFAF

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #D2AFAF

#D2AFAF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 69% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.3); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFD2D2 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2AFAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red210
Green175
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #D2AFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2AFAF.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2AFAF.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2AFAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2AFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B3AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBAAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAACAF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2AFAF?

#D2AFAF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 69% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D2AFAF?

Use black text. Black on #D2AFAF has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2AFAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFD2D2, and analogous partners are #D2AFC1 and #D2C1AF.