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#B89FA5

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #B89FA5

#B89FA5 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 62% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.6), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9FB8B2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green159
Blue165

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #B89FA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B89FA5.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B89FA5.
8.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B89FA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B89FA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A3A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A7A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD9EA1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B89FA5?

#B89FA5 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 62% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B89FA5?

Use black text. Black on #B89FA5 has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B89FA5?

Its complementary colour is #9FB8B2, and analogous partners are #B89FB2 and #B8A59F.