Palettes / Colors / #BBACA7
#BBACA7 — Light Dusty Brown
#BBACA7 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BBACA7 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.
#BBACA7 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 #A6B5BA; it also sits naturally between #BAA6AB and #BAB5A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBACA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 172, 167 |
| HSL | 15°, 13%, 69% |
| HSV | 15°, 11%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 11%, 27% |
| XYZ | 42.22, 42.86, 42.61 |
| Yxy | 42.86, 0.3307, 0.3357 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.46, 4.52, 4.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.47, 4.11, 3.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 11% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBACA7
.text { color: #BBACA7; }
.background { background-color: #BBACA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBACA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 172, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 13%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBACA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 172, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBACA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 172, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBACA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBACA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A6B5BA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBACA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBACA7
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBACA7: ·
How #BBACA7 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 #BBACA7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBACA7?
#BBACA7 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 187, 172, 167). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBACA7?
#BBACA7 is RGB 187, 172, 167 — HSL 15°, 13%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 11%, 27%.
What colors go with #BBACA7?
Its complement is #A6B5BA; analogous partners are #BAA6AB and #BAB5A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBACA7 for text?
Black text on #BBACA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.