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#DAADAA

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #DAADAA

With the hex code #DAADAA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAD7DA, a powder 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 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green173
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 5.6
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.4
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #DAADAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAADAA.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAADAA.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DAADAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B3AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BBA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4A8AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAADAA?

With the hex code #DAADAA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 68% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAADAA?

Use black text. Black on #DAADAA has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAADAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAD7DA, and analogous partners are #DAAABF and #DAC5AA.