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#DFADA8

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #DFADA8

With the hex code #DFADA8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 68% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8DADF, a powder blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green173
Blue168

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 8.2
Melon
#FDBCB4 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DFADA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DFADA8.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #DFADA8.
10.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFADA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFADA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7B3A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BDA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAA7AC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFADA8?

With the hex code #DFADA8, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 68% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFADA8?

Use black text. Black on #DFADA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFADA8?

Its complementary colour is #A8DADF, and analogous partners are #DFA8BE and #DFC9A8.