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#BDA1AA

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #BDA1AA

#BDA1AA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 63% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 10.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A1BDB4 (light sage), 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 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green161
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #BDA1AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA1AA.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA1AA.
8.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA1AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA1AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A5AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAAAA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A0A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA1AA?

#BDA1AA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 63% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA1AA?

Use black text. Black on #BDA1AA has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA1AA?

Its complementary colour is #A1BDB4, and analogous partners are #BDA1B8 and #BDA6A1.