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#B99EA7

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #B99EA7

With the hex code #B99EA7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9EB9B0, 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 — 8.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red185
Green158
Blue167

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #B99EA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B99EA7.
2.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B99EA7.
8.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B99EA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B99EA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A2A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A7A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BE9DA1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B99EA7?

With the hex code #B99EA7, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B99EA7?

Use black text. Black on #B99EA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B99EA7?

Its complementary colour is #9EB9B0, and analogous partners are #B99EB5 and #B9A39E.