Palettes / Colors / #BA9997

#BA9997 — Light Dusty Red

#BA9997 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#BA9997 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #97B8BA; it also sits naturally between #BA97A7 and #BAAA97. 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 73% · Green 60% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 19% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA9997

.text { color: #BA9997; }
.background { background-color: #BA9997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA9997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 153, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 20%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA9997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 153, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA9997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 153, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA9997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA9997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97B8BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA9997: #000000.

How #BA9997 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 #BA9997 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 #BA9997?

#BA9997 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 186, 153, 151). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA9997?

#BA9997 is RGB 186, 153, 151 — HSL 3°, 20%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 19%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA9997?

Its complement is #97B8BA; analogous partners are #BA97A7 and #BAAA97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA9997 for text?

Black text on #BA9997 has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.