Palettes / Colors / #A49574

#A49574 — Dusty Brown

#A49574 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#A49574 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 #7483A4; it also sits naturally between #A47D74 and #9CA474. 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 58% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 29% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A49574

.text { color: #A49574; }
.background { background-color: #A49574; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A49574; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 149, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 21%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A49574; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 149, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A49574; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 149, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A49574">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A49574">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7483A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A49574: #000000.

How #A49574 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 #A49574 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 #A49574?

#A49574 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 164, 149, 116). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A49574?

#A49574 is RGB 164, 149, 116 — HSL 41°, 21%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 29%, 36%.

What colors go with #A49574?

Its complement is #7483A4; analogous partners are #A47D74 and #9CA474. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A49574 for text?

Black text on #A49574 has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.