Palettes / Colors / #BDA3BB

#BDA3BB — Light Dusty Pink

#BDA3BB is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#BDA3BB 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 #A3BDA5; it also sits naturally between #B2A3BD and #BDA3AE. 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 64% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDA3BB

.text { color: #BDA3BB; }
.background { background-color: #BDA3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDA3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 163, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 16%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDA3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 163, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDA3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 163, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDA3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDA3BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3BDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDA3BB: #000000.

How #BDA3BB 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 #BDA3BB 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 #BDA3BB?

#BDA3BB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 163, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDA3BB?

#BDA3BB is RGB 189, 163, 187 — HSL 305°, 16%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDA3BB?

Its complement is #A3BDA5; analogous partners are #B2A3BD and #BDA3AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDA3BB for text?

Black text on #BDA3BB has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.