Palettes / Colors / #B6ACA0

#B6ACA0 — Light Dusty Brown

#B6ACA0 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #B6ACA0 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.

#B6ACA0 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 #A0AAB6; it also sits naturally between #B6A1A0 and #B5B6A0. 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 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 12% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B6ACA0

.text { color: #B6ACA0; }
.background { background-color: #B6ACA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B6ACA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 172, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 13%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B6ACA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 172, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B6ACA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 172, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B6ACA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B6ACA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0AAB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B6ACA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B6ACA0

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 #B6ACA0 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 #B6ACA0 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

← #B6AC9F  ·  #B6ACA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B6ACA0?

#B6ACA0 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 182, 172, 160). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B6ACA0?

#B6ACA0 is RGB 182, 172, 160 — HSL 33°, 13%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 12%, 29%.

What colors go with #B6ACA0?

Its complement is #A0AAB6; analogous partners are #B6A1A0 and #B5B6A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B6ACA0 for text?

Black text on #B6ACA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.