Palettes / Colors / #BD998F

#BD998F — Dusty Brown

#BD998F 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 #BD998F 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.

#BD998F 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 #8FB3BD; it also sits naturally between #BD8F9C and #BDB08F. 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 60% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 24% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD998F

.text { color: #BD998F; }
.background { background-color: #BD998F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD998F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 153, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 26%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD998F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 153, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD998F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 153, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD998F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD998F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FB3BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD998F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD998F

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 #BD998F 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 #BD998F 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

← #BD998E  ·  #BD9990 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD998F?

#BD998F is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 189, 153, 143). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD998F?

#BD998F is RGB 189, 153, 143 — HSL 13°, 26%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 24%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD998F?

Its complement is #8FB3BD; analogous partners are #BD8F9C and #BDB08F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD998F for text?

Black text on #BD998F has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.