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#BD8580

#BD8580 is a light, muted red, close to the color Old Rose. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 52.2% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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3.07:1 AA Large
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This color as text on black

6.83:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BD8580 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BD8580
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BD8580

What color is #BD8580?

#BD8580 is a light, muted red, close to the color Old Rose. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 52.2% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BD8580 in RGB?

#BD8580 is rgb(189, 133, 128): 189 red, 133 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BD8580 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 30, 32, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BD8580?

PANTONE 4995 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BD8580?

Its complement #549EA5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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