#B9A990 · Dust

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#B9A990 is a medium, muted beige color, closest to Dust and near Dust and Khaki. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 79°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #B9A990 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B9A990
RGBrgb(185, 169, 144)
HSLhsl(37, 23%, 65%)
CMYK0, 9, 22, 27
CSS var--dust
Contrast2.3:1 white · 9.14:1 black

Similar named colors

Dust #B6A28EKhaki #C3B091Greige #B7AFA3Mushroom #BDB0A0Latte #C8A27A

How to use #B9A990

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B9A990 (9.14:1); white text does not (2.3:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B9A990 with its analogous neighbors #BA9691 and #B5BA91; for contrast use its complement #91A1BA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--dust: #B9A990;

Shades & tints

#25221D#4A443A#6F6556#948773#B9A990#C7BAA6#D5CBBC#E3DDD3#F1EEE9

Color harmonies for #B9A990

Complementary

#B9A990#91A1BA

Analogous

#B9A990#BA9691#B5BA91

Triadic

#B9A990#91BAAB#AB91BA

Split complementary

#B9A990#91B5BA#9691BA

Tetradic

#B9A990#91BA96#91A1BA#BA91B5

Palettes with #B9A990