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#D3AAAF

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D3AAAF

#D3AAAF is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 67% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.3), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAD3CE (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 — 10.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green170
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #D3AAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D3AAAF.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D3AAAF.
10.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3AAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3AAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B0AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBA7AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3AAAF?

#D3AAAF is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 67% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3AAAF?

Use black text. Black on #D3AAAF has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3AAAF?

Its complementary colour is #AAD3CE, and analogous partners are #D3AAC3 and #D3BAAA.