#BDA8AF
Dusty Rose · light warm pink
About #BDA8AF
#BDA8AF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 66% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 10.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8BDB6 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDA8AF?
#BDA8AF is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 66% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BDA8AF?
Use black text. Black on #BDA8AF has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDA8AF?
Its complementary colour is #A8BDB6, and analogous partners are #BDA8BA and #BDABA8.