Palettes / Colors / #BFAEAA
#BFAEAA — Light Dusty Red
#BFAEAA is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BFAEAA 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.
#BFAEAA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #ABBCBF; it also sits naturally between #BFABB1 and #BFB9AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 170 |
| HSL | 11°, 14%, 71% |
| HSV | 11°, 11%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 11%, 25% |
| XYZ | 43.88, 44.25, 44.26 |
| Yxy | 44.25, 0.3314, 0.3343 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.40, 5.41, 4.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.52, 4.96, 3.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 11% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFAEAA
.text { color: #BFAEAA; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABBCBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEAA
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 #BFAEAA: ·
How #BFAEAA 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 #BFAEAA 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 #BFAEAA?
#BFAEAA is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 191, 174, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEAA?
#BFAEAA is RGB 191, 174, 170 — HSL 11°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 11%, 25%.
What colors go with #BFAEAA?
Its complement is #ABBCBF; analogous partners are #BFABB1 and #BFB9AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAEAA for text?
Black text on #BFAEAA has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.