Palettes / Colors / #BCA894

#BCA894 — Light Dusty Brown

#BCA894 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#BCA894 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 #94A8BC; it also sits naturally between #BC9494 and #BCBC94. 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 66% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 21% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA894

.text { color: #BCA894; }
.background { background-color: #BCA894; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA894; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 168, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA894; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 168, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA894; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 168, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA894">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA894">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94A8BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA894: #000000.

How #BCA894 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 #BCA894 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

← #BCA893  ·  #BCA895 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA894?

#BCA894 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 188, 168, 148). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA894?

#BCA894 is RGB 188, 168, 148 — HSL 30°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 21%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA894?

Its complement is #94A8BC; analogous partners are #BC9494 and #BCBC94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA894 for text?

Black text on #BCA894 has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.