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#BAA296

Dusty Rose · light warm orange

About #BAA296

With the hex code #BAA296, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% 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 6.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #96AEBA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green162
Blue150

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #BAA296

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BAA296.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BAA296.
8.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA296 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA296
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A495
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEA996
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C19E9F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA296?

With the hex code #BAA296, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA296?

Use black text. Black on #BAA296 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA296?

Its complementary colour is #96AEBA, and analogous partners are #BA969C and #BAB496.