Palettes / Colors / #BFABA6
#BFABA6 — Light Dusty Brown
#BFABA6 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BFABA6 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.
#BFABA6 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 #A6BABF; it also sits naturally between #BFA6AE and #BFB7A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFABA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 171, 166 |
| HSL | 12°, 16%, 70% |
| HSV | 12°, 13%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 13%, 25% |
| XYZ | 42.93, 42.96, 42.10 |
| Yxy | 42.96, 0.3354, 0.3356 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.52, 6.37, 5.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.54, 5.82, 4.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 13% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFABA6
.text { color: #BFABA6; }
.background { background-color: #BFABA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 16%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFABA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFABA6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A6BABF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFABA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFABA6
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 #BFABA6: ·
How #BFABA6 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 #BFABA6 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 #BFABA6?
#BFABA6 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 171, 166). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABA6?
#BFABA6 is RGB 191, 171, 166 — HSL 12°, 16%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 13%, 25%.
What colors go with #BFABA6?
Its complement is #A6BABF; analogous partners are #BFA6AE and #BFB7A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFABA6 for text?
Black text on #BFABA6 has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.