Palettes / Colors / #B8A799

#B8A799 — Light Dusty Brown

#B8A799 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

#B8A799 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 #99AAB8; it also sits naturally between #B8999A and #B8B699. 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 72% · Green 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 17% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8A799

.text { color: #B8A799; }
.background { background-color: #B8A799; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8A799; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 167, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 18%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8A799; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 167, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8A799; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 167, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8A799">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8A799">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99AAB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8A799: #000000.

How #B8A799 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 #B8A799 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

← #B8A798  ·  #B8A79A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8A799?

#B8A799 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 184, 167, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8A799?

#B8A799 is RGB 184, 167, 153 — HSL 27°, 18%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 17%, 28%.

What colors go with #B8A799?

Its complement is #99AAB8; analogous partners are #B8999A and #B8B699. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8A799 for text?

Black text on #B8A799 has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.