#BAA39B
Dusty Rose · light warm orange
About #BAA39B
With the hex code #BAA39B, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% 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 6.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9BB2BA, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BAA39B?
With the hex code #BAA39B, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BAA39B?
Use black text. Black on #BAA39B has a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAA39B?
Its complementary colour is #9BB2BA, and analogous partners are #BA9BA2 and #BAB39B.