Palettes / Colors / #B79367

#B79367 — Muted Brown

#B79367 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #B79367 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.

#B79367 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 #668BB7; it also sits naturally between #B76A66 and #B3B766. 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 72% · Green 58% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 44% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B79367

.text { color: #B79367; }
.background { background-color: #B79367; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B79367; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(183, 147, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 36%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B79367; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(183, 147, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B79367; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(183, 147, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B79367">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B79367">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #668BB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B79367: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B79367

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 #B79367 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 #B79367 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 #B79367?

#B79367 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 183, 147, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B79367?

#B79367 is RGB 183, 147, 103 — HSL 33°, 36%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 44%, 28%.

What colors go with #B79367?

Its complement is #668BB7; analogous partners are #B76A66 and #B3B766. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B79367 for text?

Black text on #B79367 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.