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#BFA693 — Light Dusty Brown

#BFA693 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BFA693 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.

#BFA693 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 #92ABBF; it also sits naturally between #BF9295 and #BFBC92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFA693 · RGB 191, 166, 147

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Color values

HEX#BFA693
RGB191, 166, 147
HSL26°, 26%, 66%
HSV26°, 23%, 75%
CMYK0%, 13%, 23%, 25%
XYZ40.39, 40.46, 33.28
Yxy40.46, 0.3539, 0.3545
CIE-Lab69.79, 6.11, 13.19
Hunter Lab63.60, 5.52, 10.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 65% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 23% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFA693 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFA693 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFA693

.text { color: #BFA693; }
.background { background-color: #BFA693; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA693; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 166, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA693; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 166, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA693; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 166, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFA693">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA693">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFA693

#B4957E#A8866B#977459#84654D#705642#5D4737#4A392B#33271E#201913#0D0A08

Tints of #BFA693

#C5AD9B#CAB5A5#D0BDAF#D5C5B8#DBCDC2#E1D5CC#E6DDD5#ECE5DF#F2EDE9#F7F4F2

Tones of #BFA693

#BBA695#B9A698#B5A79B#B2A79F#AEA7A2#ACA8A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92ABBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.31:1 Fails
Against black text9.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFA693: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFA693

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 #BFA693: ·

How #BFA693 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B498Deuteranopia · #B6B899Tritanopia · #BE9B9C

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFA693 rather than the exact color:

Electric Canyon
#915A6F · #C1AA92 · #94A47A · #6DB17F
Palette Faebe0
#FAEBE0 · #C9E4C5 · #B5CDA3 · #C1AC95
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Palette 3e3f29
#3E3F29 · #7D8D86 · #BCA88D · #F1F0E4
Palette F5f5f0
#F5F5F0 · #E6D8C3 · #C2A68C · #5D866C
Amber Whisper
#BCA48C · #78813C · #70B85A · #7BB592

Similar colors

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

#C1AA92#C1AC95#C5A490#BCA88D#C2A68C#BCA48C#B7A593#BFA28C#B9AC92#BBAB8C#BDA39C#C3B091

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFA692  ·  #BFA694 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFA693?

#BFA693 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 166, 147). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA693?

#BFA693 is RGB 191, 166, 147 — HSL 26°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 23%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFA693?

Its complement is #92ABBF; analogous partners are #BF9295 and #BFBC92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFA693 for text?

Black text on #BFA693 has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.