#B49A82 · Dust

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#B49A82 is a medium, muted beige color, closest to Dust and near Dust and Camel. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 65°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #B49A82 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B49A82
RGBrgb(180, 154, 130)
HSLhsl(29, 25%, 61%)
CMYK0, 14, 28, 29
CSS var--dust
Contrast2.66:1 white · 7.89:1 black

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How to use #B49A82

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B49A82 (7.89:1); white text does not (2.66:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B49A82 with its analogous neighbors #B48384 and #B4B483; for contrast use its complement #839CB4 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--dust: #B49A82;

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