Palettes / Colors / #A3887F

#A3887F — Dusty Brown

#A3887F is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #A3887F 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.

#A3887F 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 #809AA3; it also sits naturally between #A38089 and #A39A80. 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 64% · Green 53% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 22% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A3887F

.text { color: #A3887F; }
.background { background-color: #A3887F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3887F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 136, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 16%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3887F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 136, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3887F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 136, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3887F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3887F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #809AA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3887F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3887F

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 #A3887F 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 #A3887F 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

← #A3887E  ·  #A38880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3887F?

#A3887F is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 163, 136, 127). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3887F?

#A3887F is RGB 163, 136, 127 — HSL 15°, 16%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 22%, 36%.

What colors go with #A3887F?

Its complement is #809AA3; analogous partners are #A38089 and #A39A80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3887F for text?

Black text on #A3887F has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.