Palettes / Colors / #BFA09E
#BFA09E — Light Dusty Red
#BFA09E 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 #BFA09E 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.
#BFA09E 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 #9DBCBE; it also sits naturally between #BE9DAB and #BEB09D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFA09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 160, 158 |
| HSL | 4°, 20%, 68% |
| HSV | 4°, 17%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 17%, 25% |
| XYZ | 40.23, 38.69, 37.69 |
| Yxy | 38.69, 0.3450, 0.3318 |
| CIE-Lab | 68.52, 11.08, 5.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.20, 10.08, 4.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 63% · Blue 62%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 17% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFA09E
.text { color: #BFA09E; }
.background { background-color: #BFA09E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA09E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 160, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 20%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA09E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 160, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA09E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 160, 158, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFA09E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA09E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFA09E
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Tones of #BFA09E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #9DBCBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFA09E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFA09E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BFA09E: ·
How #BFA09E 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 #BFA09E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFA09E?
#BFA09E is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 191, 160, 158). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA09E?
#BFA09E is RGB 191, 160, 158 — HSL 4°, 20%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 25%.
What colors go with #BFA09E?
Its complement is #9DBCBE; analogous partners are #BE9DAB and #BEB09D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFA09E for text?
Black text on #BFA09E has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.