Palettes / Colors / #BC9FAB

#BC9FAB — Light Dusty Pink

#BC9FAB is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BC9FAB 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.

#BC9FAB 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 #9FBCB0; it also sits naturally between #BC9FBA and #BCA19F. 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 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 9% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC9FAB

.text { color: #BC9FAB; }
.background { background-color: #BC9FAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC9FAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 159, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 18%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC9FAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 159, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC9FAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 159, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC9FAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC9FAB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FBCB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC9FAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC9FAB

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 #BC9FAB 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 #BC9FAB 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

← #BC9FAA  ·  #BC9FAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC9FAB?

#BC9FAB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 159, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC9FAB?

#BC9FAB is RGB 188, 159, 171 — HSL 335°, 18%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 9%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC9FAB?

Its complement is #9FBCB0; analogous partners are #BC9FBA and #BCA19F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC9FAB for text?

Black text on #BC9FAB has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.