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#B08B8A

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #B08B8A

With the hex code #B08B8A, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 55% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% 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 Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8AAFB0, a dusty 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 6.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red176
Green139
Blue138

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.3
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 11.7
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #B08B8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B08B8A.
3.04:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B08B8A.
6.91:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B08B8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B08B8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#92908A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9A978A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8878B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B08B8A?

With the hex code #B08B8A, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 55% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B08B8A?

Use black text. Black on #B08B8A has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #B08B8A?

Its complementary colour is #8AAFB0, and analogous partners are #B08A9C and #B09E8A.