Palettes / Colors / #BCA985

#BCA985 — Dusty Brown

#BCA985 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BCA985 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.

#BCA985 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 #8598BC; it also sits naturally between #BC8D85 and #B4BC85. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 29% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA985

.text { color: #BCA985; }
.background { background-color: #BCA985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 169, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 169, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 169, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA985">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8598BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA985: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA985

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 #BCA985 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 #BCA985 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

← #BCA984  ·  #BCA986 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA985?

#BCA985 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 188, 169, 133). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA985?

#BCA985 is RGB 188, 169, 133 — HSL 39°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 29%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA985?

Its complement is #8598BC; analogous partners are #BC8D85 and #B4BC85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA985 for text?

Black text on #BCA985 has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.