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#B37E95

Rose Gold · medium warm pink

About #B37E95

#B37E95 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 49% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Rose Gold (ΔE 12.9), with Old Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7EB39C (sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.34:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red179
Green126
Blue149

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 12.9
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 13.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #B37E95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #B37E95.
3.31:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #B37E95.
6.34:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B37E95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B37E95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#838896
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F9094
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BB7C86

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B37E95?

#B37E95 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 49% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B37E95?

Use black text. Black on #B37E95 has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #B37E95?

Its complementary colour is #7EB39C, and analogous partners are #B37EB0 and #B3817E.