#BE8D91
Old Rose · light warm red
About #BE8D91
#BE8D91 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 55% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Old Rose (ΔE 8.0); Dusty Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8DBEBA — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BE8D91 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.41:1, 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 #BE8D91?
#BE8D91 is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 55% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BE8D91?
Use black text. Black on #BE8D91 has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BE8D91?
Its complementary colour is #8DBEBA, and analogous partners are #BE8DAA and #BEA28D.