#DCBCAD
Dusty Rose · light warm orange
About #DCBCAD
#DCBCAD is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 10.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADCDDC — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #DCBCAD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCBCAD
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How #DCBCAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCBCAD?
#DCBCAD is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DCBCAD?
Use black text. Black on #DCBCAD has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCBCAD?
Its complementary colour is #ADCDDC, and analogous partners are #DCADB6 and #DCD4AD.