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#C19C6B — Muted Brown

#C19C6B 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 #C19C6B 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.

#C19C6B 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.

#C19C6B · RGB 193, 156, 107

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Color values

HEX#C19C6B
RGB193, 156, 107
HSL34°, 41%, 59%
HSV34°, 45%, 76%
CMYK0%, 19%, 45%, 24%
XYZ36.53, 36.18, 18.97
Yxy36.18, 0.3985, 0.3946
CIE-Lab66.65, 7.28, 30.81
Hunter Lab60.15, 6.48, 20.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 61% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 45% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19C6B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19C6B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19C6B

.text { color: #C19C6B; }
.background { background-color: #C19C6B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19C6B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 156, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 41%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19C6B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 156, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19C6B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 156, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19C6B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19C6B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19C6B

#BA905A#AD8148#9B7441#856438#735630#5D4627#4C3820#362817#241B0F#0E0B06

Tints of #C19C6B

#C7A67A#CCAD85#D2B793#D8C0A2#DECAB0#E2D1BB#E8DBC9#EEE4D7#F3ECE2#F9F5F1

Tones of #C19C6B

#BB9B72#B59A78#AE9A7E#A99984#A3988A#9D9790

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C91C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.55:1 Fails
Against black text8.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19C6B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19C6B

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C19C6B: ·

How #C19C6B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B1B177Deuteranopia · #B3B67ATritanopia · #BF8082

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19C6B rather than the exact color:

Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Palette Ede9e6
#EDE9E6 · #C9996B · #5C4F4A · #5C766D
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D
Palette F2d974
#F2D974 · #C7956D · #965D62 · #534E52
Frozen Ruby Lagoon
#76272D · #C8956C · #CECB5A · #7BBF37
Crimson Ruby Voyage
#DFD4BE · #B99C64 · #61502E · #362B16

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B99B6B#C9996B#C2A56D#C7956D#C8956C#B99C64#CC9B6D#BF9270#C69774#B99570#B99470#BA9975

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19C6A  ·  #C19C6C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19C6B?

#C19C6B is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 156, 107). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19C6B?

#C19C6B is RGB 193, 156, 107 — HSL 34°, 41%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 45%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19C6B?

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

Can I use #C19C6B for text?

Black text on #C19C6B has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.