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#B99FAC

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #B99FAC

With the hex code #B99FAC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% 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 12.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FB9AC, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red185
Green159
Blue172

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.5
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #B99FAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B99FAC.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B99FAC.
8.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B99FAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B99FAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A4AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A7AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD9FA3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B99FAC?

With the hex code #B99FAC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B99FAC?

Use black text. Black on #B99FAC has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B99FAC?

Its complementary colour is #9FB9AC, and analogous partners are #B99FB9 and #B99F9F.