#BE978B
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #BE978B
With the hex code #BE978B, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 59% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8BB2BE, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.99:1, 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 #BE978B?
With the hex code #BE978B, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 59% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BE978B?
Use black text. Black on #BE978B has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BE978B?
Its complementary colour is #8BB2BE, and analogous partners are #BE8B98 and #BEB18B.