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#DFA7AB

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #DFA7AB

With the hex code #DFA7AB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A7DFDB, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green167
Blue171

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.3
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.7
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #DFA7AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DFA7AB.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DFA7AB.
10.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFA7AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFA7AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0AFAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB9AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAA2A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFA7AB?

With the hex code #DFA7AB, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 65% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFA7AB?

Use black text. Black on #DFA7AB has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFA7AB?

Its complementary colour is #A7DFDB, and analogous partners are #DFA7C7 and #DFBFA7.