Palettes / Colors / #BCA9BC
#BCA9BC — Light Dusty Pink
#BCA9BC is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BCA9BC 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.
#BCA9BC 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 #A9BCA9; it also sits naturally between #B3A9BC and #BCA9B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCA9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 169, 188 |
| HSL | 300°, 12%, 70% |
| HSV | 300°, 10%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 0%, 26% |
| XYZ | 44.00, 42.70, 53.50 |
| Yxy | 42.70, 0.3139, 0.3045 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.35, 10.29, -7.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.34, 9.49, -6.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 66% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCA9BC
.text { color: #BCA9BC; }
.background { background-color: #BCA9BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA9BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 169, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 12%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA9BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 169, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA9BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 169, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCA9BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA9BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9BCA9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCA9BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA9BC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCA9BC: ·
How #BCA9BC 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 #BCA9BC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCA9BC?
#BCA9BC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 169, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA9BC?
#BCA9BC is RGB 188, 169, 188 — HSL 300°, 12%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 0%, 26%.
What colors go with #BCA9BC?
Its complement is #A9BCA9; analogous partners are #B3A9BC and #BCA9B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCA9BC for text?
Black text on #BCA9BC has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.