Palettes / Colors / #B3A080

#B3A080 — Dusty Brown

#B3A080 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 #B3A080 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.

#B3A080 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 #8092B3; it also sits naturally between #B38680 and #ACB380. 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 70% · Green 63% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 28% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3A080

.text { color: #B3A080; }
.background { background-color: #B3A080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3A080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 160, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 25%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3A080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 160, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3A080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 160, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3A080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3A080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8092B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3A080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3A080

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 #B3A080 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 #B3A080 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

← #B3A07F  ·  #B3A081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3A080?

#B3A080 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 179, 160, 128). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3A080?

#B3A080 is RGB 179, 160, 128 — HSL 38°, 25%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 28%, 30%.

What colors go with #B3A080?

Its complement is #8092B3; analogous partners are #B38680 and #ACB380. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3A080 for text?

Black text on #B3A080 has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.