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#BFB192 — Light Dusty Brown

#BFB192 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 #BFB192 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.

#BFB192 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 #92A0BF; it also sits naturally between #BF9A92 and #B7BF92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFB192 · RGB 191, 177, 146

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Color values

HEX#BFB192
RGB191, 177, 146
HSL41°, 26%, 66%
HSV41°, 24%, 75%
CMYK0%, 7%, 24%, 25%
XYZ42.40, 44.60, 33.57
Yxy44.60, 0.3517, 0.3699
CIE-Lab72.63, 0.03, 17.69
Hunter Lab66.78, 0.02, 13.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 69% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 24% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFB192 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFB192 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFB192

.text { color: #BFB192; }
.background { background-color: #BFB192; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB192; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 177, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB192; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 177, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB192; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 177, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB192">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB192">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFB192

#B4A37E#A8956B#978359#84734D#706242#5D5137#4A402B#332D1E#201C13#0D0B08

Tints of #BFB192

#C5B79B#CABEA5#D0C5AF#D5CCB8#DBD3C2#E1DACC#E6E1D5#ECE8DF#F2EFE9#F7F6F2

Tones of #BFB192

#BBAF95#B9AE98#B5AD9B#B2AC9F#AEABA2#ACAAA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92A0BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.12:1 Fails
Against black text9.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFB192: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB192

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFB192: ·

How #BFB192 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B9B99ADeuteranopia · #BABB9BTritanopia · #BE9FA1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFB192 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6f0f0
#F6F0F0 · #F2E2B1 · #D5C7A3 · #BDB395
Palette 8e806a
#8E806A · #C3B091 · #E4CDA7 · #FFE6BC
Palette Faebe0
#FAEBE0 · #C9E4C5 · #B5CDA3 · #C1AC95
Electric Canyon
#915A6F · #C1AA92 · #94A47A · #6DB17F
Palette B9ac92
#B9AC92 · #FFA931 · #FECB89 · #FBE6D4
Rustic Ruby Cinder
#4C4DA7 · #95659A · #864854 · #C5B794

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BDB395#C3B091#C1AC95#C1AA92#B9AC92#C5B794#C6B497#BBAB8C#C7B198#B9B28A#B7B597#BCA88D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFB191  ·  #BFB193 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB192?

#BFB192 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 177, 146). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB192?

#BFB192 is RGB 191, 177, 146 — HSL 41°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 24%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB192?

Its complement is #92A0BF; analogous partners are #BF9A92 and #B7BF92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB192 for text?

Black text on #BFB192 has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.