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#B8A1AA

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #B8A1AA

#B8A1AA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 63% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 11.2); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A1B8AF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B8A1AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green161
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #B8A1AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B8A1AA.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B8A1AA.
8.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8A1AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8A1AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A8A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCA0A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8A1AA?

#B8A1AA is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 63% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B8A1AA?

Use black text. Black on #B8A1AA has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8A1AA?

Its complementary colour is #A1B8AF, and analogous partners are #B8A1B6 and #B8A3A1.