Palettes / Colors / #BCA09F

#BCA09F — Light Dusty Red

#BCA09F is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BCA09F 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.

#BCA09F 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 #9FBBBC; it also sits naturally between #BC9FAC and #BCAE9F. 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 63% · Blue 62%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA09F

.text { color: #BCA09F; }
.background { background-color: #BCA09F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA09F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 160, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 18%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA09F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 160, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA09F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 160, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA09F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA09F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FBBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA09F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA09F

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 #BCA09F 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 #BCA09F 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

← #BCA09E  ·  #BCA0A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA09F?

#BCA09F is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 188, 160, 159). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA09F?

#BCA09F is RGB 188, 160, 159 — HSL 2°, 18%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA09F?

Its complement is #9FBBBC; analogous partners are #BC9FAC and #BCAE9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA09F for text?

Black text on #BCA09F has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.