Palettes / Colors / #BDABA5

#BDABA5 — Light Dusty Brown

#BDABA5 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BDABA5 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.

#BDABA5 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 #A4B6BC; it also sits naturally between #BCA4AA and #BCB6A4. 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 67% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 13% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDABA5

.text { color: #BDABA5; }
.background { background-color: #BDABA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 15%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDABA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDABA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDABA5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B6BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDABA5

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 #BDABA5 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 #BDABA5 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

← #BDABA4  ·  #BDABA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABA5?

#BDABA5 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 189, 171, 165). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABA5?

#BDABA5 is RGB 189, 171, 165 — HSL 15°, 15%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 13%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDABA5?

Its complement is #A4B6BC; analogous partners are #BCA4AA and #BCB6A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABA5 for text?

Black text on #BDABA5 has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.