Palettes / Colors / #BCABA7
#BCABA7 — Light Dusty Red
#BCABA7 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 #BCABA7 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.
#BCABA7 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 #A8B9BD; it also sits naturally between #BDA8AF and #BDB6A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCABA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 171, 167 |
| HSL | 11°, 14%, 70% |
| HSV | 11°, 11%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 11%, 26% |
| XYZ | 42.28, 42.61, 42.55 |
| Yxy | 42.61, 0.3317, 0.3343 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.29, 5.43, 4.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.27, 4.95, 3.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 11% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCABA7
.text { color: #BCABA7; }
.background { background-color: #BCABA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCABA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 171, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 14%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCABA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 171, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCABA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 171, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCABA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCABA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8B9BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCABA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCABA7
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 #BCABA7: ·
How #BCABA7 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 #BCABA7 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 #BCABA7?
#BCABA7 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 188, 171, 167). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCABA7?
#BCABA7 is RGB 188, 171, 167 — HSL 11°, 14%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 11%, 26%.
What colors go with #BCABA7?
Its complement is #A8B9BD; analogous partners are #BDA8AF and #BDB6A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCABA7 for text?
Black text on #BCABA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.