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#BDA2A5

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BDA2A5

With the hex code #BDA2A5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% 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 7.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BDBA, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green162
Blue165

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #BDA2A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A5.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A5.
8.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A6A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACAAA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A0A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2A5?

With the hex code #BDA2A5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2A5?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2A5 has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2A5?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDBA, and analogous partners are #BDA2B3 and #BDACA2.