Palettes / Colors / #BB978B

#BB978B — Dusty Brown

#BB978B is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BB978B 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.

#BB978B 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 #8BAFBB; it also sits naturally between #BB8B97 and #BBAF8B. 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 59% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 26% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB978B

.text { color: #BB978B; }
.background { background-color: #BB978B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB978B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 151, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 26%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB978B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 151, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB978B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 151, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB978B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB978B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB978B

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BAFBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB978B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB978B

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 #BB978B 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 #BB978B 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

← #BB978A  ·  #BB978C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB978B?

#BB978B is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 187, 151, 139). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB978B?

#BB978B is RGB 187, 151, 139 — HSL 15°, 26%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 26%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB978B?

Its complement is #8BAFBB; analogous partners are #BB8B97 and #BBAF8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB978B for text?

Black text on #BB978B has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.