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#DF85AA

Rose Gold · light warm pink

About #DF85AA

#DF85AA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 52% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Rose Gold and Blush (ΔE 18.1), with Blush the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #85DFBA (seafoam), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green133
Blue170

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 18.1
Blush
#DE5D83 · ΔE 19.5
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 21.0

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

Text on #DF85AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #DF85AA.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #DF85AA.
8.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF85AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF85AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9097AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A6A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EC8192

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF85AA?

#DF85AA is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 52% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF85AA?

Use black text. Black on #DF85AA has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF85AA?

Its complementary colour is #85DFBA, and analogous partners are #DF85D7 and #DF8D85.