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#BDA2AD

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #BDA2AD

#BDA2AD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 64% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 11.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A2BDB2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BDA2AD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green162
Blue173

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #BDA2AD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2AD.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2AD.
8.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2AD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAABAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2A1A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2AD?

#BDA2AD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 64% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2AD?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2AD has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2AD?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDB2, and analogous partners are #BDA2BB and #BDA4A2.