Palettes / Colors / #C4AAA2

#C4AAA2 — Light Dusty Brown

#C4AAA2 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #C4AAA2 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.

#C4AAA2 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 #A2BBC3; it also sits naturally between #C3A2AB and #C3BAA2. 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 77% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 17% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4AAA2

.text { color: #C4AAA2; }
.background { background-color: #C4AAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4AAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 170, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 22%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4AAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 170, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4AAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 170, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4AAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4AAA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2BBC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4AAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4AAA2

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 #C4AAA2 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 #C4AAA2 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 #C4AAA2?

#C4AAA2 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 196, 170, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4AAA2?

#C4AAA2 is RGB 196, 170, 162 — HSL 14°, 22%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 17%, 23%.

What colors go with #C4AAA2?

Its complement is #A2BBC3; analogous partners are #C3A2AB and #C3BAA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4AAA2 for text?

Black text on #C4AAA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.