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#BCA7AE

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #BCA7AE

#BCA7AE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 65% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 10.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7BCB5 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green167
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #BCA7AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BCA7AE.
2.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BCA7AE.
9.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA7AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA7AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9AAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEAEAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0A6A9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA7AE?

#BCA7AE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 65% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA7AE?

Use black text. Black on #BCA7AE has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA7AE?

Its complementary colour is #A7BCB5, and analogous partners are #BCA7B9 and #BCABA7.