Palettes / Colors / #BFB2AB

#BFB2AB — Light Dusty Brown

#BFB2AB is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BFB2AB 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.

#BFB2AB 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 #ABB8BF; it also sits naturally between #BFABAE and #BFBCAB. 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 70% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 10% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB2AB

.text { color: #BFB2AB; }
.background { background-color: #BFB2AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB2AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 178, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB2AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 178, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB2AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 178, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB2AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB2AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABB8BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB2AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB2AB

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 #BFB2AB 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 #BFB2AB 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 #BFB2AB?

#BFB2AB is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 178, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB2AB?

#BFB2AB is RGB 191, 178, 171 — HSL 21°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 10%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB2AB?

Its complement is #ABB8BF; analogous partners are #BFABAE and #BFBCAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB2AB for text?

Black text on #BFB2AB has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.