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#BFABC3 — Light Dusty Pink

#BFABC3 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFABC3 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.

#BFABC3 is a cool 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 #B0C4AB; it also sits naturally between #B4ABC4 and #C4ABBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFABC3 · RGB 191, 171, 195

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Color values

HEX#BFABC3
RGB191, 171, 195
HSL290°, 17%, 72%
HSV290°, 12%, 76%
CMYK2%, 12%, 0%, 24%
XYZ45.90, 44.14, 57.73
Yxy44.14, 0.3106, 0.2987
CIE-Lab72.32, 11.57, -9.59
Hunter Lab66.44, 10.76, -8.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 67% · Blue 76%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFABC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFABC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFABC3

.text { color: #BFABC3; }
.background { background-color: #BFABC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFABC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 171, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 17%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFABC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 171, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFABC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 171, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFABC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFABC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFABC3

#B097B5#A082A6#927099#805F86#6C5071#58425C#443348#332636#1F1721#0B080C

Tints of #BFABC3

#C4B1C8#CBBACE#D0C0D3#D6C9D9#DBCFDD#DFD5E1#E6DEE8#EBE4EC#F1EDF2#F6F3F7

Tones of #BFABC3

#BFADC2#BDAFC0#BCB0BF#BBB3BD#BAB4BB#B9B6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0C4AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFABC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFABC3

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 #BFABC3: ·

How #BFABC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6BDDeuteranopia · #B8B9BCTritanopia · #BEB9B8

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFABC3 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Zephyr
#9ACAAD · #A5B3C4 · #BBA3C5 · #7C4B52
Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE
Palette 352f44
#352F44 · #5C5470 · #B9B4C7 · #FAF0E6
Royal Cinder
#7280BB · #624A71 · #C5AAB9 · #876358
Royal Harbor
#67BC7E · #5B8CA9 · #B5A5C6 · #C47E9B
Palette F2eae0
#F2EAE0 · #B4D3D9 · #BDA6CE · #9B8EC7

Similar colors

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

#BBA3C5#C1A1BE#B9B4C7#C5AAB9#B5A5C6#BDA6CE#C6A6BA#C5B0CD#C9A3C3#C3ACD0#B5A3C8#B5A3CB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFABC2  ·  #BFABC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFABC3?

#BFABC3 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 171, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFABC3?

#BFABC3 is RGB 191, 171, 195 — HSL 290°, 17%, 72% — CMYK 2%, 12%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BFABC3?

Its complement is #B0C4AB; analogous partners are #B4ABC4 and #C4ABBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFABC3 for text?

Black text on #BFABC3 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.