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#BDA5A2

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BDA5A2

With the hex code #BDA5A2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 65% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% 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 6.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2BABD, 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 9.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green165
Blue162

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BDA5A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA5A2.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BDA5A2.
9.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDA5A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDA5A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAA8A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFACA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A2A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDA5A2?

With the hex code #BDA5A2, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 65% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDA5A2?

Use black text. Black on #BDA5A2 has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDA5A2?

Its complementary colour is #A2BABD, and analogous partners are #BDA2AC and #BDB3A2.