Palettes / Colors / #BBACA0

#BBACA0 — Light Dusty Brown

#BBACA0 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

#BBACA0 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #A0AFBB; it also sits naturally between #BBA0A1 and #BBBAA0. 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 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 14% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBACA0

.text { color: #BBACA0; }
.background { background-color: #BBACA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBACA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 172, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 17%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBACA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 172, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBACA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 172, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBACA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBACA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0AFBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBACA0: #000000.

How #BBACA0 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 #BBACA0 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

← #BBAC9F  ·  #BBACA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBACA0?

#BBACA0 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 187, 172, 160). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBACA0?

#BBACA0 is RGB 187, 172, 160 — HSL 27°, 17%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 14%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBACA0?

Its complement is #A0AFBB; analogous partners are #BBA0A1 and #BBBAA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBACA0 for text?

Black text on #BBACA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.