Palettes / Colors / #BFAEB4
#BFAEB4 — Light Dusty Pink
#BFAEB4 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 #BFAEB4 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.
#BFAEB4 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 #AFC0BA; it also sits naturally between #C0AFBE and #C0B2AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAEB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 174, 180 |
| HSL | 339°, 12%, 72% |
| HSV | 339°, 9%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 6%, 25% |
| XYZ | 44.86, 44.64, 49.43 |
| Yxy | 44.64, 0.3229, 0.3213 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.66, 7.15, -0.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.82, 6.59, -0.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 6% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFAEB4
.text { color: #BFAEB4; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 174, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 12%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 174, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 174, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAEB4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFAEB4
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Tones of #BFAEB4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC0BA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAEB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAEB4
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 #BFAEB4: ·
How #BFAEB4 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 #BFAEB4 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 #BFAEB4?
#BFAEB4 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 191, 174, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAEB4?
#BFAEB4 is RGB 191, 174, 180 — HSL 339°, 12%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 6%, 25%.
What colors go with #BFAEB4?
Its complement is #AFC0BA; analogous partners are #C0AFBE and #C0B2AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAEB4 for text?
Black text on #BFAEB4 has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.