Dusty Rose Color

#ba797d

Dusty Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #458682
Complementary Color #78bab6
Color Shade: cool red (356.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Dusty Rose Color Sample
Dusty Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ba797d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Rose Color. The Mauvewood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shine Baby Shine (#a85e6e) for more calm effect. Try Delicate Prunus as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#78bab6 is the best complementary color to Dusty Rose. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ba797d complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Rose are #ba789d and #ba9578. Thus found on the left and right of #ba797d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Dusty Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusty Rose palette consists of #789dba and #78ba95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78bab6). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #ba797d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ba797d offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusty Rose. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusty Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba797d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusty Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#78bab6) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cba78 and #b678ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ba797d is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Rose has a hue angle of 356.31°, a saturation of 32.02% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba797d is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #ba797d
RGB Decimal rgb(186,121,125)
RGB Percentage 43%, 28%, 29%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 23.92, 27.06
HSL hsl(356.31,32.02%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.31,34.95%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.6501,25.9326,8.358)
XYZ xyz(30.7887,25.5945,22.7195)
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