Palettes / Colors / #806048

#806048 — Dusty Orange

#806048 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the orange family.

#806048 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #48677F; it also sits naturally between #7F484B and #7F7C48. 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 50% · Green 38% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 44% · Key 50%

Previews

CSS code for #806048

.text { color: #806048; }
.background { background-color: #806048; }
.border { border: 3px solid #806048; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 96, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 28%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #806048; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 96, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #806048; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 96, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#806048">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#806048">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #48677F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #806048: #FFFFFF.

How #806048 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 #806048 or a close neighbour

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 #806048?

#806048 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 128, 96, 72). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #806048?

#806048 is RGB 128, 96, 72 — HSL 26°, 28%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 44%, 50%.

What colors go with #806048?

Its complement is #48677F; analogous partners are #7F484B and #7F7C48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #806048 for text?

White text on #806048 has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.68:1.