Palettes / Colors / #BEAA8A

#BEAA8A — Dusty Brown

#BEAA8A is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#BEAA8A 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 #899DBE; it also sits naturally between #BE8F89 and #B8BE89. 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 67% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 27% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEAA8A

.text { color: #BEAA8A; }
.background { background-color: #BEAA8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAA8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 170, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 29%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAA8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 170, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAA8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 170, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEAA8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAA8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEAA8A

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Tones of #BEAA8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #899DBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEAA8A: #000000.

How #BEAA8A 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 #BEAA8A 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

← #BEAA89  ·  #BEAA8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEAA8A?

#BEAA8A is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 190, 170, 138). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAA8A?

#BEAA8A is RGB 190, 170, 138 — HSL 37°, 29%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 27%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEAA8A?

Its complement is #899DBE; analogous partners are #BE8F89 and #B8BE89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEAA8A for text?

Black text on #BEAA8A has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.