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#D985AA

Rose Gold · light warm pink

About #D985AA

#D985AA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 52% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Rose Gold and Lilac (ΔE 17.5), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #85D9B4 (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green133
Blue170

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 17.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.4
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 20.4

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

Text on #D985AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #D985AA.
2.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #D985AA.
7.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D985AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D985AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E96AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A4A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E58292

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D985AA?

#D985AA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 52% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D985AA?

Use black text. Black on #D985AA has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D985AA?

Its complementary colour is #85D9B4, and analogous partners are #D985D4 and #D98A85.