Palettes / Colors / #CAA09F

#CAA09F — Light Dusty Red

#CAA09F is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CAA09F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CAA09F 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 #A0CACA; it also sits naturally between #CAA0B4 and #CAB6A0. 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 63% · Blue 62%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAA09F

.text { color: #CAA09F; }
.background { background-color: #CAA09F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA09F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 160, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 29%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA09F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 160, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA09F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 160, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA09F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA09F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0CACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA09F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA09F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CAA09F 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 #CAA09F 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

← #CAA09E  ·  #CAA0A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA09F?

#CAA09F is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 202, 160, 159). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA09F?

#CAA09F is RGB 202, 160, 159 — HSL 1°, 29%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 21%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA09F?

Its complement is #A0CACA; analogous partners are #CAA0B4 and #CAB6A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA09F for text?

Black text on #CAA09F has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.