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#BEA09D

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BEA09D

With the hex code #BEA09D, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 63% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% 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 4.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9DBBBE, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green160
Blue157

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 4.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #BEA09D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BEA09D.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BEA09D.
8.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA09D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA09D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A49D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ACA99D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C59D9F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA09D?

With the hex code #BEA09D, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 63% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA09D?

Use black text. Black on #BEA09D has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA09D?

Its complementary colour is #9DBBBE, and analogous partners are #BE9DAB and #BEB19D.