Palettes / Colors / #BFABB1

#BFABB1 — Light Dusty Pink

#BFABB1 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BFABB1 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.

#BFABB1 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #ABBFB9; it also sits naturally between #BFABBB and #BFAFAB. 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 67% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 7% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFABB1

.text { color: #BFABB1; }
.background { background-color: #BFABB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFABB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFABB1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABBFB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFABB1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFABB1

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:

How #BFABB1 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 #BFABB1 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

← #BFABB0  ·  #BFABB2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFABB1?

#BFABB1 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 171, 177). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABB1?

#BFABB1 is RGB 191, 171, 177 — HSL 342°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 7%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFABB1?

Its complement is #ABBFB9; analogous partners are #BFABBB and #BFAFAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFABB1 for text?

Black text on #BFABB1 has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.