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#BCACBF — Light Dusty Pink

#BCACBF 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 #BCACBF 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.

#BCACBF 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 #AEBFAB; it also sits naturally between #B2ABBF and #BFABB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCACBF · RGB 188, 172, 191

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Color values

HEX#BCACBF
RGB188, 172, 191
HSL291°, 13%, 71%
HSV291°, 10%, 75%
CMYK2%, 10%, 0%, 25%
XYZ44.90, 43.96, 55.41
Yxy43.96, 0.3112, 0.3047
CIE-Lab72.20, 9.22, -7.60
Hunter Lab66.30, 8.52, -7.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 67% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCACBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCACBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCACBF

.text { color: #BCACBF; }
.background { background-color: #BCACBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCACBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 172, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 13%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCACBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 172, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCACBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 172, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCACBF

#AC97AF#9E86A2#8D7292#7A627F#6A546D#564559#433545#2F2631#1F1820#0B090C

Tints of #BCACBF

#C3B4C5#C7BACA#CEC2D0#D3C8D5#DAD1DC#DFD7E0#E6DFE7#EAE5EB#F1EEF2#F6F3F6

Tones of #BCACBF

#BBADBD#BAAEBC#B9B0BA#B8B1B9#B7B2B8#B6B4B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEBFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCACBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCACBF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCACBF: ·

How #BCACBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B5B5BADeuteranopia · #B6B7B9Tritanopia · #BBB7B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCACBF rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Zephyr
#9ACAAD · #A5B3C4 · #BBA3C5 · #7C4B52
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Palette 352f44
#352F44 · #5C5470 · #B9B4C7 · #FAF0E6
Royal Harbor
#67BC7E · #5B8CA9 · #B5A5C6 · #C47E9B
Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BBA3C5#C5AAB9#B9B4C7#B5A5C6#C1A1BE#C6A6BA#B4B4B8#B7B7B7#B5A3C8#BBBBBB#B8B0B0#BB9CC0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCACBE  ·  #BCACC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCACBF?

#BCACBF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 172, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCACBF?

#BCACBF is RGB 188, 172, 191 — HSL 291°, 13%, 71% — CMYK 2%, 10%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCACBF?

Its complement is #AEBFAB; analogous partners are #B2ABBF and #BFABB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCACBF for text?

Black text on #BCACBF has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.