Palettes / Colors / #BA9182

#BA9182 — Dusty Brown

#BA9182 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#BA9182 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 #82ABBA; it also sits naturally between #BA828F and #BAAD82. 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 73% · Green 57% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 30% · Key 27%

Previews

CSS code for #BA9182

.text { color: #BA9182; }
.background { background-color: #BA9182; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA9182; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 145, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 29%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA9182; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 145, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA9182; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 145, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA9182">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA9182">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA9182

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82ABBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA9182: #000000.

How #BA9182 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 #BA9182 or a close neighbour

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 #BA9182?

#BA9182 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 186, 145, 130). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA9182?

#BA9182 is RGB 186, 145, 130 — HSL 16°, 29%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 30%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA9182?

Its complement is #82ABBA; analogous partners are #BA828F and #BAAD82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA9182 for text?

Black text on #BA9182 has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.