Palettes / Colors / #BDABA7

#BDABA7 — Light Dusty Red

#BDABA7 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the red family.

#BDABA7 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #A8B9BD; it also sits naturally between #BDA8AF and #BDB6A8. 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 #BDABA7

.text { color: #BDABA7; }
.background { background-color: #BDABA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDABA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 171, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 14%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDABA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 171, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDABA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 171, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDABA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDABA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8B9BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDABA7: #000000.

How #BDABA7 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 #BDABA7 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

← #BDABA6  ·  #BDABA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDABA7?

#BDABA7 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 189, 171, 167). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDABA7?

#BDABA7 is RGB 189, 171, 167 — HSL 11°, 14%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 12%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDABA7?

Its complement is #A8B9BD; analogous partners are #BDA8AF and #BDB6A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDABA7 for text?

Black text on #BDABA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.