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#BDA2AE

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #BDA2AE

With the hex code #BDA2AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% 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 11.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BDB1, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green162
Blue174

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #BDA2AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2AE.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA2AE.
8.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA2AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA2AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAABAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1A2A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA2AE?

With the hex code #BDA2AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA2AE?

Use black text. Black on #BDA2AE has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA2AE?

Its complementary colour is #A2BDB1, and analogous partners are #BDA2BC and #BDA3A2.