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#DF85AD

Rose Gold · light warm pink

About #DF85AD

#DF85AD is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 52% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Rose Gold and Blush (ΔE 19.4), with Blush the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #85DFB7 (seafoam), 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 — 8.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green133
Blue173

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 19.4
Blush
#DE5D83 · ΔE 20.1
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 21.2

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

Text on #DF85AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #DF85AD.
2.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #DF85AD.
8.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DF85AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DF85AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F97AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A7AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EB8293

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DF85AD?

#DF85AD is a light, moderately saturated pink colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 52% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DF85AD?

Use black text. Black on #DF85AD has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DF85AD?

Its complementary colour is #85DFB7, and analogous partners are #DF85DA and #DF8A85.