#BEA4AE
Dusty Rose · light warm pink
About #BEA4AE
With the hex code #BEA4AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4BEB4, a light sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.11:1 (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 #BEA4AE?
With the hex code #BEA4AE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BEA4AE?
Use black text. Black on #BEA4AE has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEA4AE?
Its complementary colour is #A4BEB4, and analogous partners are #BEA4BB and #BEA7A4.