Palettes / Colors / #C8A279

#C8A279 — Muted Brown

#C8A279 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

#C8A279 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 #799FC8; it also sits naturally between #C87A79 and #C7C879. 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 64% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 40% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8A279

.text { color: #C8A279; }
.background { background-color: #C8A279; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A279; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 162, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 42%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A279; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 162, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A279; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 162, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A279">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A279">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #799FC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8A279: #000000.

How #C8A279 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 #C8A279 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

← #C8A278  ·  #C8A27A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8A279?

#C8A279 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 200, 162, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A279?

#C8A279 is RGB 200, 162, 121 — HSL 31°, 42%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 40%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8A279?

Its complement is #799FC8; analogous partners are #C87A79 and #C7C879. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A279 for text?

Black text on #C8A279 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.