Palettes / Colors / #BE8EA2

#BE8EA2 — Dusty Pink

#BE8EA2 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BE8EA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BE8EA2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8EBEAA; it also sits naturally between #BE8EBA and #BE928E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 15% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BE8EA2

.text { color: #BE8EA2; }
.background { background-color: #BE8EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE8EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 142, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 27%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE8EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 142, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE8EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 142, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE8EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE8EA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EBEAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE8EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE8EA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BE8EA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE8EA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE8EA2?

#BE8EA2 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 142, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE8EA2?

#BE8EA2 is RGB 190, 142, 162 — HSL 335°, 27%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 15%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE8EA2?

Its complement is #8EBEAA; analogous partners are #BE8EBA and #BE928E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE8EA2 for text?

Black text on #BE8EA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.