Palettes / Colors / #BCA4BD

#BCA4BD — Light Dusty Pink

#BCA4BD is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#BCA4BD is a cool 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 #A4BDA3; it also sits naturally between #AFA3BD and #BDA3B1. 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 64% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA4BD

.text { color: #BCA4BD; }
.background { background-color: #BCA4BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA4BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 164, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 16%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA4BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 164, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA4BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 164, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA4BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA4BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCA4BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4BDA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA4BD: #000000.

How #BCA4BD 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 #BCA4BD 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

← #BCA4BC  ·  #BCA4BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA4BD?

#BCA4BD is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 164, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA4BD?

#BCA4BD is RGB 188, 164, 189 — HSL 298°, 16%, 69% — CMYK 1%, 13%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA4BD?

Its complement is #A4BDA3; analogous partners are #AFA3BD and #BDA3B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA4BD for text?

Black text on #BCA4BD has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.