Palettes / Colors / #C7A67D

#C7A67D — Muted Brown

#C7A67D is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #C7A67D 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.

#C7A67D 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 #7EA0C8; it also sits naturally between #C8827E and #C4C87E. 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 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 37% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C7A67D

.text { color: #C7A67D; }
.background { background-color: #C7A67D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C7A67D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 166, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 40%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C7A67D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 166, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C7A67D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 166, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C7A67D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C7A67D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EA0C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C7A67D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C7A67D

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 #C7A67D 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 #C7A67D 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

← #C7A67C  ·  #C7A67E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C7A67D?

#C7A67D is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 199, 166, 125). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C7A67D?

#C7A67D is RGB 199, 166, 125 — HSL 33°, 40%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 37%, 22%.

What colors go with #C7A67D?

Its complement is #7EA0C8; analogous partners are #C8827E and #C4C87E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C7A67D for text?

Black text on #C7A67D has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.