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#BF92AE — Light Dusty Pink

#BF92AE is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BF92AE 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.

#BF92AE 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 #92BFA3; it also sits naturally between #BA92BF and #BF9297. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF92AE · RGB 191, 146, 174

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Color values

HEX#BF92AE
RGB191, 146, 174
HSL323°, 26%, 66%
HSV323°, 24%, 75%
CMYK0%, 24%, 9%, 25%
XYZ39.40, 34.69, 44.66
Yxy34.69, 0.3318, 0.2921
CIE-Lab65.51, 21.50, -8.07
Hunter Lab58.90, 19.81, -7.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 57% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 9% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF92AE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF92AE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF92AE

.text { color: #BF92AE; }
.background { background-color: #BF92AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF92AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 146, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF92AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 146, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF92AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 146, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF92AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF92AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF92AE

#B47E9F#A86B91#97597F#844D6F#70425F#5D374E#4A2B3E#331E2B#20131B#0D080B

Tints of #BF92AE

#C59BB5#CAA5BC#D0AFC3#D5B8CA#DBC2D1#E1CCD9#E6D5E0#ECDFE7#F2E9EE#F7F2F5

Tones of #BF92AE

#BB95AD#B998AC#B59BAB#B29FAB#AEA2AA#ACA5A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BFA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.65:1 Fails
Against black text7.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #BF92AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF92AE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF92AE: ·

How #BF92AE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ACABA7Deuteranopia · #AEB2A6Tritanopia · #BDA2A1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF92AE rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Dusk
#9CB8CC · #57518C · #95729D · #C092A9
Palette 70198a
#70198A · #BB8FA9 · #C1EA9F · #F6F1F8
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Tender Ember
#3A487A · #6A3E96 · #BE8AB3 · #823F44
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D
Palette Fbf5e5
#FBF5E5 · #C890A7 · #A35C7A · #212121

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C092A9#BB8FA9#BB9AB1#BE8AB3#BD88B2#C890A7#C49CB2#B889B2#C88EA7#C599B6#C187A9#C197A2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF92AD  ·  #BF92AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF92AE?

#BF92AE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 146, 174). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF92AE?

#BF92AE is RGB 191, 146, 174 — HSL 323°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 9%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF92AE?

Its complement is #92BFA3; analogous partners are #BA92BF and #BF9297. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF92AE for text?

Black text on #BF92AE has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.