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#BDA2A7

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BDA2A7

#BDA2A7 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 64% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 8.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2BDB8 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BDA2A7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red189
Green162
Blue167

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #BDA2A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A7.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A7.
8.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A6A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABAAA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A0A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2A7?

#BDA2A7 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 64% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2A7?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2A7 has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2A7?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDB8, and analogous partners are #BDA2B5 and #BDABA2.