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#BE778F

Rose Gold · medium warm pink

About #BE778F

#BE778F is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 47% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Rose Gold (ΔE 8.4); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #77BEA6 — a seafoam tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #BE778F for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.22:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red190
Green119
Blue143

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 8.4
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 12.7
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 21.0

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

Text on #BE778F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #BE778F.
3.37:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #BE778F.
6.22:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BE778F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BE778F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#808490
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#92918D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9737F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BE778F?

#BE778F is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 47% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BE778F?

Use black text. Black on #BE778F has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #BE778F?

Its complementary colour is #77BEA6, and analogous partners are #BE77B3 and #BE8377.