Palettes / Colors / #AF8A6E

#AF8A6E — Dusty Brown

#AF8A6E is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#AF8A6E 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 #6E93AF; it also sits naturally between #AF6E73 and #AFAB6E. 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 69% · Green 54% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 37% · Key 31%

Previews

CSS code for #AF8A6E

.text { color: #AF8A6E; }
.background { background-color: #AF8A6E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF8A6E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 138, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 29%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF8A6E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 138, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF8A6E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 138, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF8A6E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF8A6E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF8A6E

Tints of #AF8A6E

Tones of #AF8A6E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E93AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF8A6E: #000000.

How #AF8A6E 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 #AF8A6E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AF8A6D  ·  #AF8A6F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF8A6E?

#AF8A6E is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 175, 138, 110). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF8A6E?

#AF8A6E is RGB 175, 138, 110 — HSL 26°, 29%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 37%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF8A6E?

Its complement is #6E93AF; analogous partners are #AF6E73 and #AFAB6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF8A6E for text?

Black text on #AF8A6E has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.