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#BF9FA4

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #BF9FA4

#BF9FA4 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 62% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9FBFBA (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green159
Blue164

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 7.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #BF9FA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BF9FA4.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #BF9FA4.
8.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BF9FA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BF9FA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A4A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA9A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C59DA1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BF9FA4?

#BF9FA4 is a light, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 62% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BF9FA4?

Use black text. Black on #BF9FA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BF9FA4?

Its complementary colour is #9FBFBA, and analogous partners are #BF9FB4 and #BFAA9F.