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#DAAEB3

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #DAAEB3

#DAAEB3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 68% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.3), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEDAD5 (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green174
Blue179

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #DAAEB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAAEB3.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAAEB3.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAAEB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAAEB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B4B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBCB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E3ABB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAAEB3?

#DAAEB3 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 68% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAAEB3?

Use black text. Black on #DAAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAAEB3?

Its complementary colour is #AEDAD5, and analogous partners are #DAAEC9 and #DABFAE.