Palettes / Colors / #AAA08B

#AAA08B — Dusty Brown

#AAA08B 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 #AAA08B 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.

#AAA08B 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 #8D96AA; it also sits naturally between #AA928D and #A5AA8D. 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 67% · Green 63% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 18% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA08B

.text { color: #AAA08B; }
.background { background-color: #AAA08B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA08B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 160, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 15%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA08B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 160, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA08B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 160, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA08B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA08B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D96AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA08B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA08B

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 #AAA08B 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 #AAA08B 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

← #AAA08A  ·  #AAA08C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA08B?

#AAA08B is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 170, 160, 139). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA08B?

#AAA08B is RGB 170, 160, 139 — HSL 41°, 15%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 18%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA08B?

Its complement is #8D96AA; analogous partners are #AA928D and #A5AA8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA08B for text?

Black text on #AAA08B has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.