Palettes / Colors / #BFA392

#BFA392 — Light Dusty Brown

#BFA392 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#BFA392 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #92AEBF; it also sits naturally between #BF9297 and #BFBA92. 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 64% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 24% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFA392

.text { color: #BFA392; }
.background { background-color: #BFA392; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA392; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 163, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA392; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 163, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA392; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 163, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFA392">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA392">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92AEBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFA392: #000000.

How #BFA392 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 #BFA392 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

← #BFA391  ·  #BFA393 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFA392?

#BFA392 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 163, 146). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA392?

#BFA392 is RGB 191, 163, 146 — HSL 23°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 24%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFA392?

Its complement is #92AEBF; analogous partners are #BF9297 and #BFBA92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFA392 for text?

Black text on #BFA392 has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.