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#DAB8A7

Dusty Rose · light warm orange

About #DAB8A7

#DAB8A7 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 72% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.2); Khaki comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7C9DA — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #DAB8A7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green184
Blue167

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.3
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DAB8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAB8A7.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DAB8A7.
11.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAB8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAB8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BBA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C2A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4B3B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAB8A7?

#DAB8A7 is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 72% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DAB8A7?

Use black text. Black on #DAB8A7 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAB8A7?

Its complementary colour is #A7C9DA, and analogous partners are #DAA7B0 and #DAD2A7.