Palettes / Colors / #C79C8A

#C79C8A — Light Muted Brown

#C79C8A is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#C79C8A 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 #8AB4C7; it also sits naturally between #C78A96 and #C7BB8A. 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 78% · Green 61% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 31% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C79C8A

.text { color: #C79C8A; }
.background { background-color: #C79C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C79C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 156, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 35%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C79C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 156, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C79C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 156, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C79C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C79C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AB4C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C79C8A: #000000.

How #C79C8A 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 #C79C8A 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

← #C79C89  ·  #C79C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C79C8A?

#C79C8A is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 199, 156, 138). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C79C8A?

#C79C8A is RGB 199, 156, 138 — HSL 18°, 35%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 31%, 22%.

What colors go with #C79C8A?

Its complement is #8AB4C7; analogous partners are #C78A96 and #C7BB8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C79C8A for text?

Black text on #C79C8A has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.