Palettes / Colors / #BFAFAE

#BFAFAE — Light Dusty Red

#BFAFAE 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 #BFAFAE 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.

#BFAFAE 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 #AFBFC0; it also sits naturally between #C0AFB6 and #C0B9AF. 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 69% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 9% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFAFAE

.text { color: #BFAFAE; }
.background { background-color: #BFAFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 175, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 12%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 175, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 175, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFAFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAFAE

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 #BFAFAE 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 #BFAFAE 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

← #BFAFAD  ·  #BFAFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAFAE?

#BFAFAE is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 191, 175, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAFAE?

#BFAFAE is RGB 191, 175, 174 — HSL 4°, 12%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 9%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFAFAE?

Its complement is #AFBFC0; analogous partners are #C0AFB6 and #C0B9AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAFAE for text?

Black text on #BFAFAE has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.