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#DAA7AF

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #DAA7AF

#DAA7AF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 65% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.5); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7DAD2 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DAA7AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green167
Blue175

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.5
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.3
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DAA7AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAA7AF.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAA7AF.
10.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAA7AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAA7AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEAFAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4A3AA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAA7AF?

#DAA7AF is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 65% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAA7AF?

Use black text. Black on #DAA7AF has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAA7AF?

Its complementary colour is #A7DAD2, and analogous partners are #DAA7C9 and #DAB8A7.