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#BA9FA2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BA9FA2

With the hex code #BA9FA2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% 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 7.8 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FBAB7, 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 8.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green159
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #BA9FA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BA9FA2.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BA9FA2.
8.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BA9FA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BA9FA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A3A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A7A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C09DA0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BA9FA2?

With the hex code #BA9FA2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 62% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BA9FA2?

Use black text. Black on #BA9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BA9FA2?

Its complementary colour is #9FBAB7, and analogous partners are #BA9FB0 and #BAAA9F.