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#BEA4AA

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BEA4AA

#BEA4AA is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 64% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A4BEB8 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BEA4AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green164
Blue170

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 9.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #BEA4AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BEA4AA.
2.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BEA4AA.
9.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEA4AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEA4AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADACA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3A3A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEA4AA?

#BEA4AA is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 64% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEA4AA?

Use black text. Black on #BEA4AA has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEA4AA?

Its complementary colour is #A4BEB8, and analogous partners are #BEA4B7 and #BEABA4.