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#BF9FA2 — Light Dusty Red

#BF9FA2 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BF9FA2 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.

#BF9FA2 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 #A0C0BD; it also sits naturally between #C0A0B3 and #C0ADA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF9FA2 · RGB 191, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#BF9FA2
RGB191, 159, 162
HSL354°, 20%, 69%
HSV354°, 17%, 75%
CMYK0%, 17%, 15%, 25%
XYZ40.41, 38.48, 39.48
Yxy38.48, 0.3414, 0.3251
CIE-Lab68.37, 12.28, 2.86
Hunter Lab62.03, 11.20, 2.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 15% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF9FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF9FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF9FA2

.text { color: #BF9FA2; }
.background { background-color: #BF9FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF9FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 20%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF9FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF9FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF9FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF9FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF9FA2

#B48E92#A5787D#99666B#84585C#714B4F#5C3D40#493133#342324#221618#0C0809

Tints of #BF9FA2

#C6A9AC#CAAFB2#D0B9BB#D6C2C4#DCCBCD#E0D1D3#E7DADC#EDE3E4#F1EAEA#F7F3F3

Tones of #BF9FA2

#BDA3A5#BBA5A7#B9A7A9#B7A9AA#B5ABAC#B2AEAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0C0BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.41:1 Fails
Against black text8.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #BF9FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF9FA2

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 #BF9FA2: ·

How #BF9FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B1A1Deuteranopia · #B3B5A1Tritanopia · #BDA1A1

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 zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF9FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F3c5c5
#F3C5C5 · #C1A3A3 · #886F6F · #694E4E
Amber Ember
#BDA39C · #6B863B · #4BAA7C · #3F537D
Modern Ruby Solace
#71A29B · #8E98C4 · #6A4A74 · #C197A2
Palette 99bbad
#99BBAD · #EBD8B7 · #C6A9A3 · #9A8194
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070

Similar colors

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

#C1A3A3#BDA39C#C197A2#C6A9A3#C8A8A2#C39898#B4A5A5#CAA49D#C8A69B#BDAC9F#CAA6A6#C092A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF9FA1  ·  #BF9FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF9FA2?

#BF9FA2 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 191, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF9FA2?

#BF9FA2 is RGB 191, 159, 162 — HSL 354°, 20%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 15%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF9FA2?

Its complement is #A0C0BD; analogous partners are #C0A0B3 and #C0ADA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF9FA2 for text?

Black text on #BF9FA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.