Palettes / Colors / #AE896F

#AE896F — Dusty Brown

#AE896F 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 #AE896F 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.

#AE896F 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 #6F94AE; it also sits naturally between #AE6F75 and #AEA96F. 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 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 36% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE896F

.text { color: #AE896F; }
.background { background-color: #AE896F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE896F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 137, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 28%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE896F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 137, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE896F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 137, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE896F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE896F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F94AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE896F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE896F

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 #AE896F 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 #AE896F 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

← #AE896E  ·  #AE8970 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE896F?

#AE896F is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 174, 137, 111). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE896F?

#AE896F is RGB 174, 137, 111 — HSL 25°, 28%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 36%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE896F?

Its complement is #6F94AE; analogous partners are #AE6F75 and #AEA96F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE896F for text?

Black text on #AE896F has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.