#BFA3A5
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #BFA3A5
With the hex code #BFA3A5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% 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 6.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3BFBD, 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 — 9.00:1, 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 #BFA3A5?
With the hex code #BFA3A5, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 64% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BFA3A5?
Use black text. Black on #BFA3A5 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFA3A5?
Its complementary colour is #A3BFBD, and analogous partners are #BFA3B3 and #BFAFA3.