Palettes / Colors / #BEA591

#BEA591 — Light Dusty Brown

#BEA591 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#BEA591 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 #92ABBF; it also sits naturally between #BF9294 and #BFBD92. 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 75% · Green 65% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 24% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEA591

.text { color: #BEA591; }
.background { background-color: #BEA591; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEA591; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 165, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEA591; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 165, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEA591; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 165, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEA591">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEA591">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92ABBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEA591: #000000.

How #BEA591 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 #BEA591 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEA591?

#BEA591 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 190, 165, 145). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEA591?

#BEA591 is RGB 190, 165, 145 — HSL 27°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 24%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEA591?

Its complement is #92ABBF; analogous partners are #BF9294 and #BFBD92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEA591 for text?

Black text on #BEA591 has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.