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#B79EA9

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #B79EA9

With the hex code #B79EA9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 62% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EB7AC, 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 — 8.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green158
Blue169

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #B79EA9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B79EA9.
2.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B79EA9.
8.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B79EA9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B79EA9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A2A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A6A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BB9EA2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B79EA9?

With the hex code #B79EA9, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 62% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B79EA9?

Use black text. Black on #B79EA9 has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B79EA9?

Its complementary colour is #9EB7AC, and analogous partners are #B79EB6 and #B7A09E.