Palettes / Colors / #BC94AA

#BC94AA — Light Dusty Pink

#BC94AA is a pink color we call Light 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 #BC94AA 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.

#BC94AA 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 #94BCA6; it also sits naturally between #BA94BC and #BC9496. 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 74% · Green 58% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC94AA

.text { color: #BC94AA; }
.background { background-color: #BC94AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC94AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 148, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC94AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 148, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC94AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 148, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC94AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC94AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94BCA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC94AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC94AA

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 #BC94AA 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 #BC94AA 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

← #BC94A9  ·  #BC94AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC94AA?

#BC94AA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 148, 170). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC94AA?

#BC94AA is RGB 188, 148, 170 — HSL 327°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC94AA?

Its complement is #94BCA6; analogous partners are #BA94BC and #BC9496. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC94AA for text?

Black text on #BC94AA has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.