Palettes / Colors / #B5AA92

#B5AA92 — Dusty Brown

#B5AA92 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

#B5AA92 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 #929DB5; it also sits naturally between #B59892 and #AEB592. 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 71% · Green 67% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 19% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B5AA92

.text { color: #B5AA92; }
.background { background-color: #B5AA92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B5AA92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 170, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 19%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B5AA92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 170, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B5AA92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 170, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B5AA92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B5AA92">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #929DB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B5AA92: #000000.

How #B5AA92 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 #B5AA92 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 #B5AA92?

#B5AA92 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 181, 170, 146). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B5AA92?

#B5AA92 is RGB 181, 170, 146 — HSL 41°, 19%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 19%, 29%.

What colors go with #B5AA92?

Its complement is #929DB5; analogous partners are #B59892 and #AEB592. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B5AA92 for text?

Black text on #B5AA92 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.