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#BCA2A0

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BCA2A0

With the hex code #BCA2A0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A0BABC, 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 8.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green162
Blue160

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #BCA2A0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BCA2A0.
2.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BCA2A0.
8.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA2A0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA2A0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A5A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADAAA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C29FA2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA2A0?

With the hex code #BCA2A0, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA2A0?

Use black text. Black on #BCA2A0 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA2A0?

Its complementary colour is #A0BABC, and analogous partners are #BCA0AC and #BCB0A0.