Palettes / Colors / #BCAEA9

#BCAEA9 — Light Dusty Brown

#BCAEA9 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

#BCAEA9 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 #A9B7BC; it also sits naturally between #BCA9AE and #BCB7A9. 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 68% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCAEA9

.text { color: #BCAEA9; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAEA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 174, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 12%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAEA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 174, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAEA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 174, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCAEA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAEA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9B7BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAEA9: #000000.

How #BCAEA9 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 #BCAEA9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAEA9?

#BCAEA9 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 188, 174, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAEA9?

#BCAEA9 is RGB 188, 174, 169 — HSL 16°, 12%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCAEA9?

Its complement is #A9B7BC; analogous partners are #BCA9AE and #BCB7A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAEA9 for text?

Black text on #BCAEA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.