Palettes / Colors / #BDABA6

#BDABA6 — Light Dusty Brown

#BDABA6 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

#BDABA6 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 #A7B9BE; it also sits naturally between #BEA7AE and #BEB7A7. 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 12% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDABA6

.text { color: #BDABA6; }
.background { background-color: #BDABA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 15%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDABA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDABA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7B9BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABA6: #000000.

How #BDABA6 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 #BDABA6 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

← #BDABA5  ·  #BDABA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABA6?

#BDABA6 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 189, 171, 166). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABA6?

#BDABA6 is RGB 189, 171, 166 — HSL 13°, 15%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 12%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDABA6?

Its complement is #A7B9BE; analogous partners are #BEA7AE and #BEB7A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABA6 for text?

Black text on #BDABA6 has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.