Palettes / Colors / #AF9783

#AF9783 — Dusty Brown

#AF9783 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#AF9783 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 #839BAF; it also sits naturally between #AF8385 and #AFAD83. 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 59% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 25% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AF9783

.text { color: #AF9783; }
.background { background-color: #AF9783; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF9783; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 151, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 22%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF9783; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 151, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF9783; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 151, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF9783">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF9783">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF9783

Tints of #AF9783

Tones of #AF9783

Color harmonies

Complementary — #839BAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF9783: #000000.

How #AF9783 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 #AF9783 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

← #AF9782  ·  #AF9784 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF9783?

#AF9783 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 175, 151, 131). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF9783?

#AF9783 is RGB 175, 151, 131 — HSL 27°, 22%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 25%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF9783?

Its complement is #839BAF; analogous partners are #AF8385 and #AFAD83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF9783 for text?

Black text on #AF9783 has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.