Palettes / Colors / #AD8A67

#AD8A67 — Dusty Orange

#AD8A67 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #AD8A67 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.

#AD8A67 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 #678AAD; it also sits naturally between #AD6767 and #ADAD67. 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 68% · Green 54% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 40% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AD8A67

.text { color: #AD8A67; }
.background { background-color: #AD8A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD8A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 138, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 30%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD8A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 138, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD8A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 138, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD8A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD8A67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #678AAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD8A67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AD8A67

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 #AD8A67 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 #AD8A67 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 #AD8A67?

#AD8A67 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 173, 138, 103). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD8A67?

#AD8A67 is RGB 173, 138, 103 — HSL 30°, 30%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 40%, 32%.

What colors go with #AD8A67?

Its complement is #678AAD; analogous partners are #AD6767 and #ADAD67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD8A67 for text?

Black text on #AD8A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.