Palettes / Colors / #C99CA2

#C99CA2 — Light Dusty Red

#C99CA2 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#C99CA2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CC9C3; it also sits naturally between #C99CB8 and #C9AD9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 61% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 19% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C99CA2

.text { color: #C99CA2; }
.background { background-color: #C99CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C99CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 156, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 29%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C99CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 156, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C99CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 156, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C99CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C99CA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CC9C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C99CA2: #000000.

How #C99CA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C99CA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C99CA1  ·  #C99CA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C99CA2?

#C99CA2 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 201, 156, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C99CA2?

#C99CA2 is RGB 201, 156, 162 — HSL 352°, 29%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 19%, 21%.

What colors go with #C99CA2?

Its complement is #9CC9C3; analogous partners are #C99CB8 and #C9AD9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C99CA2 for text?

Black text on #C99CA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.