Palettes / Colors / #BFAE90

#BFAE90 — Light Dusty Brown

#BFAE90 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BFAE90 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.

#BFAE90 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 #91A2C0; it also sits naturally between #C09791 and #B9C091. 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 68% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 25% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAE90

.text { color: #BFAE90; }
.background { background-color: #BFAE90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAE90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 27%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAE90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAE90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFAE90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAE90">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91A2C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAE90: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAE90

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 #BFAE90 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 #BFAE90 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

← #BFAE8F  ·  #BFAE91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAE90?

#BFAE90 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 174, 144). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAE90?

#BFAE90 is RGB 191, 174, 144 — HSL 38°, 27%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 25%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFAE90?

Its complement is #91A2C0; analogous partners are #C09791 and #B9C091. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAE90 for text?

Black text on #BFAE90 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.