Palettes / Colors / #B68B77

#B68B77 — Dusty Brown

#B68B77 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#B68B77 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 #77A2B6; it also sits naturally between #B67783 and #B6AA77. 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 55% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 35% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B68B77

.text { color: #B68B77; }
.background { background-color: #B68B77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B68B77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 139, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 30%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B68B77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 139, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B68B77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 139, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B68B77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B68B77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77A2B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B68B77: #000000.

How #B68B77 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 #B68B77 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

← #B68B76  ·  #B68B78 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B68B77?

#B68B77 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 182, 139, 119). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B68B77?

#B68B77 is RGB 182, 139, 119 — HSL 19°, 30%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 35%, 29%.

What colors go with #B68B77?

Its complement is #77A2B6; analogous partners are #B67783 and #B6AA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B68B77 for text?

Black text on #B68B77 has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.