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#D2B5AA

Dusty Rose · light warm orange

About #D2B5AA

With the hex code #D2B5AA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAC7D2, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green181
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #D2B5AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2B5AA.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D2B5AA.
10.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2B5AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2B5AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BDAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DAB1B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2B5AA?

With the hex code #D2B5AA, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 71% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2B5AA?

Use black text. Black on #D2B5AA has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2B5AA?

Its complementary colour is #AAC7D2, and analogous partners are #D2AAB3 and #D2C9AA.