Palettes / Colors / #C19169

#C19169 — Muted Brown

#C19169 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 #C19169 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.

#C19169 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 #6798C1; it also sits naturally between #C1676B and #C1BC67. 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 57% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 46% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19169

.text { color: #C19169; }
.background { background-color: #C19169; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19169; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 145, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 42%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19169; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 145, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19169; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 145, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19169">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19169">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6798C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19169: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19169

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 #C19169 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 #C19169 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

← #C19168  ·  #C1916A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19169?

#C19169 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 145, 105). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19169?

#C19169 is RGB 193, 145, 105 — HSL 27°, 42%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 46%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19169?

Its complement is #6798C1; analogous partners are #C1676B and #C1BC67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19169 for text?

Black text on #C19169 has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.