Palettes / Colors / #AFA092

#AFA092 — Dusty Brown

#AFA092 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 #AFA092 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.

#AFA092 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 #92A1AF; it also sits naturally between #AF9293 and #AFAE92. 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 63% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 17% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA092

.text { color: #AFA092; }
.background { background-color: #AFA092; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA092; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 160, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 15%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA092; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 160, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA092; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 160, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA092">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA092">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92A1AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA092: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFA092

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 #AFA092 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 #AFA092 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

← #AFA091  ·  #AFA093 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA092?

#AFA092 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 175, 160, 146). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA092?

#AFA092 is RGB 175, 160, 146 — HSL 29°, 15%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 17%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA092?

Its complement is #92A1AF; analogous partners are #AF9293 and #AFAE92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA092 for text?

Black text on #AFA092 has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.