#BFA4AB
Dusty Rose · light warm pink
About #BFA4AB
#BFA4AB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 64% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 9.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4BFB8 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 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 #BFA4AB?
#BFA4AB is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 64% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BFA4AB?
Use black text. Black on #BFA4AB has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFA4AB?
Its complementary colour is #A4BFB8, and analogous partners are #BFA4B8 and #BFABA4.