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#B59CA7

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #B59CA7

With the hex code #B59CA7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 61% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9CB5AA, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red181
Green156
Blue167

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #B59CA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B59CA7.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B59CA7.
8.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B59CA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B59CA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9EA0A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A4A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B99CA0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B59CA7?

With the hex code #B59CA7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 61% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B59CA7?

Use black text. Black on #B59CA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B59CA7?

Its complementary colour is #9CB5AA, and analogous partners are #B59CB4 and #B59E9C.