Palettes / Colors / #BFB5AB

#BFB5AB — Light Dusty Brown

#BFB5AB is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the brown family.

#BFB5AB 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 #ABB5BF; it also sits naturally between #BFABAB and #BFBFAB. 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 71% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 10% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB5AB

.text { color: #BFB5AB; }
.background { background-color: #BFB5AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB5AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 181, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 14%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB5AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 181, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB5AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 181, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB5AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB5AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABB5BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB5AB: #000000.

How #BFB5AB 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 #BFB5AB 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 #BFB5AB?

#BFB5AB is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 191, 181, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB5AB?

#BFB5AB is RGB 191, 181, 171 — HSL 30°, 14%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 10%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB5AB?

Its complement is #ABB5BF; analogous partners are #BFABAB and #BFBFAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB5AB for text?

Black text on #BFB5AB has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.