Palettes / Colors / #BEAD8A

#BEAD8A — Dusty Brown

#BEAD8A is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#BEAD8A 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 #899ABE; it also sits naturally between #BE9189 and #B5BE89. 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 68% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 27% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEAD8A

.text { color: #BEAD8A; }
.background { background-color: #BEAD8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAD8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 173, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 29%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAD8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 173, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAD8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 173, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEAD8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAD8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEAD8A

Tints of #BEAD8A

Tones of #BEAD8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #899ABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEAD8A: #000000.

How #BEAD8A 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 #BEAD8A 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

← #BEAD89  ·  #BEAD8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEAD8A?

#BEAD8A is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 190, 173, 138). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAD8A?

#BEAD8A is RGB 190, 173, 138 — HSL 40°, 29%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 27%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEAD8A?

Its complement is #899ABE; analogous partners are #BE9189 and #B5BE89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEAD8A for text?

Black text on #BEAD8A has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.