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#B99FA0

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #B99FA0

With the hex code #B99FA0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FB9B8, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red185
Green159
Blue160

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #B99FA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B99FA0.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B99FA0.
8.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B99FA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B99FA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A2A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A7A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BF9D9F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B99FA0?

With the hex code #B99FA0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B99FA0?

Use black text. Black on #B99FA0 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B99FA0?

Its complementary colour is #9FB9B8, and analogous partners are #B99FAD and #B9AB9F.