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#DAAEB2

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #DAAEB2

With the hex code #DAAEB2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 68% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% 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 7.9 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEDAD6, 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 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green174
Blue178

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.3
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DAAEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAAEB2.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAAEB2.
10.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAAEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAAEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B4B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBCB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3ABAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAAEB2?

With the hex code #DAAEB2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 68% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAAEB2?

Use black text. Black on #DAAEB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAAEB2?

Its complementary colour is #AEDAD6, and analogous partners are #DAAEC8 and #DAC0AE.