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#BDA2A3

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BDA2A3

#BDA2A3 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 64% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 6.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2BDBC (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red189
Green162
Blue163

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #BDA2A3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A3.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A3.
8.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2A3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A5A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACAAA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A0A2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2A3?

#BDA2A3 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 64% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2A3?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2A3 has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2A3?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDBC, and analogous partners are #BDA2B0 and #BDAFA2.