Palettes / Colors / #AEA698

#AEA698 — Dusty Brown

#AEA698 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

#AEA698 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 #98A0AE; it also sits naturally between #AE9B98 and #ABAE98. 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 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 13% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEA698

.text { color: #AEA698; }
.background { background-color: #AEA698; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEA698; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 166, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 12%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEA698; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 166, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEA698; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 166, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEA698">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEA698">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98A0AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEA698: #000000.

How #AEA698 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 #AEA698 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 #AEA698?

#AEA698 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 174, 166, 152). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEA698?

#AEA698 is RGB 174, 166, 152 — HSL 38°, 12%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 13%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEA698?

Its complement is #98A0AE; analogous partners are #AE9B98 and #ABAE98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEA698 for text?

Black text on #AEA698 has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.