Palettes / Colors / #BD9684

#BD9684 — Dusty Brown

#BD9684 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#BD9684 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 #84ABBD; it also sits naturally between #BD848F and #BDB384. 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 74% · Green 59% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 30% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD9684

.text { color: #BD9684; }
.background { background-color: #BD9684; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD9684; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 150, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 30%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD9684; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 150, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD9684; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 150, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD9684">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD9684">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84ABBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD9684: #000000.

How #BD9684 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 #BD9684 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

← #BD9683  ·  #BD9685 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD9684?

#BD9684 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 189, 150, 132). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD9684?

#BD9684 is RGB 189, 150, 132 — HSL 19°, 30%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 30%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD9684?

Its complement is #84ABBD; analogous partners are #BD848F and #BDB384. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD9684 for text?

Black text on #BD9684 has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.