#DCAE96 · Dusty Rose

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#DCAE96 is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Dusty Rose and near Warm Sand and Tan. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 49°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #DCAE96 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites.

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HEX#DCAE96
RGBrgb(220, 174, 150)
HSLhsl(21, 50%, 73%)
CMYK0, 21, 32, 14
CSS var--dusty-rose
Contrast1.99:1 white · 10.54:1 black

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How to use #DCAE96

Black text passes WCAG AA on #DCAE96 (10.54:1); white text does not (1.99:1).

For a calm scheme pair #DCAE96 with its analogous neighbors #DD98A2 and #DDD298; for contrast use its complement #98C4DD as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--dusty-rose: #DCAE96;

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