Palettes / Colors / #C19C8B

#C19C8B — Dusty Brown

#C19C8B is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#C19C8B 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 #8BB0C1; it also sits naturally between #C18B95 and #C1B78B. 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 76% · Green 61% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 28% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19C8B

.text { color: #C19C8B; }
.background { background-color: #C19C8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19C8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 156, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 30%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19C8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 156, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19C8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 156, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19C8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19C8B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BB0C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19C8B: #000000.

How #C19C8B 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 #C19C8B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19C8B 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 #C19C8B?

#C19C8B is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 156, 139). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19C8B?

#C19C8B is RGB 193, 156, 139 — HSL 19°, 30%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 28%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19C8B?

Its complement is #8BB0C1; analogous partners are #C18B95 and #C1B78B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19C8B for text?

Black text on #C19C8B has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.