Palettes / Colors / #BF9296

#BF9296 — Light Dusty Red

#BF9296 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#BF9296 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 #92BFBB; it also sits naturally between #BF92AC and #BFA592. 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 75% · Green 57% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 21% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF9296

.text { color: #BF9296; }
.background { background-color: #BF9296; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF9296; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 146, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF9296; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 146, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF9296; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 146, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF9296">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF9296">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BFBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF9296: #000000.

How #BF9296 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 #BF9296 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 #BF9296?

#BF9296 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 191, 146, 150). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF9296?

#BF9296 is RGB 191, 146, 150 — HSL 355°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 21%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF9296?

Its complement is #92BFBB; analogous partners are #BF92AC and #BFA592. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF9296 for text?

Black text on #BF9296 has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.