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#D7AAA0

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #D7AAA0

#D7AAA0 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 4.5); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A0CDD7 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D7AAA0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red215
Green170
Blue160

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 4.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.8
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #D7AAA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D7AAA0.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #D7AAA0.
10.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7AAA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7AAA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4AF9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB8A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E2A4A7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7AAA0?

#D7AAA0 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D7AAA0?

Use black text. Black on #D7AAA0 has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7AAA0?

Its complementary colour is #A0CDD7, and analogous partners are #D7A0B2 and #D7C6A0.