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#BDA2A8

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BDA2A8

With the hex code #BDA2A8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BDB7, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green162
Blue168

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #BDA2A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A8.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2A8.
8.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A6A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABAAA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A1A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2A8?

With the hex code #BDA2A8, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2A8?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2A8 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2A8?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDB7, and analogous partners are #BDA2B5 and #BDAAA2.