Palettes / Colors / #BD99AB

#BD99AB — Light Dusty Pink

#BD99AB is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BD99AB 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.

#BD99AB 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 #99BDAB; it also sits naturally between #BD99BD and #BD9999. 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 60% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD99AB

.text { color: #BD99AB; }
.background { background-color: #BD99AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD99AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 153, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 21%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD99AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 153, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD99AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 153, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD99AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD99AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99BDAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD99AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD99AB

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 #BD99AB 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 #BD99AB 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 #BD99AB?

#BD99AB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 153, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD99AB?

#BD99AB is RGB 189, 153, 171 — HSL 330°, 21%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD99AB?

Its complement is #99BDAB; analogous partners are #BD99BD and #BD9999. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD99AB for text?

Black text on #BD99AB has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.