Palettes / Colors / #BFAEAE

#BFAEAE — Light Dusty Red

#BFAEAE 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 #BFAEAE 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.

#BFAEAE 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 #AFC0C0; it also sits naturally between #C0AFB8 and #C0B8AF. 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 68%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAEAE

.text { color: #BFAEAE; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 12%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFC0C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAEAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEAE

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 #BFAEAE 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 #BFAEAE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAEAE?

#BFAEAE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 191, 174, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEAE?

#BFAEAE is RGB 191, 174, 174 — HSL 0°, 12%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 9%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFAEAE?

Its complement is #AFC0C0; analogous partners are #C0AFB8 and #C0B8AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAEAE for text?

Black text on #BFAEAE has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.