Palettes / Colors / #C19B6A

#C19B6A — Muted Brown

#C19B6A 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 #C19B6A 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.

#C19B6A 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 #6C91C1; it also sits naturally between #C1716C and #BCC16C. 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 61% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 45% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19B6A

.text { color: #C19B6A; }
.background { background-color: #C19B6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19B6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 155, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 41%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19B6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 155, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19B6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 155, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19B6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19B6A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C91C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19B6A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19B6A

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 #C19B6A 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 #C19B6A 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

← #C19B69  ·  #C19B6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19B6A?

#C19B6A is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 155, 106). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19B6A?

#C19B6A is RGB 193, 155, 106 — HSL 34°, 41%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 45%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19B6A?

Its complement is #6C91C1; analogous partners are #C1716C and #BCC16C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19B6A for text?

Black text on #C19B6A has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.