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#C8A67B — Muted Brown

#C8A67B 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 #C8A67B 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.

#C8A67B 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 #7A9BC7; it also sits naturally between #C77F7A and #C2C77A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C8A67B · RGB 200, 166, 123

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Color values

HEX#C8A67B
RGB200, 166, 123
HSL34°, 41%, 63%
HSV34°, 39%, 78%
CMYK0%, 17%, 38%, 22%
XYZ41.03, 40.98, 24.49
Yxy40.98, 0.3853, 0.3848
CIE-Lab70.16, 6.49, 26.93
Hunter Lab64.02, 5.89, 19.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 65% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 38% · Key 22%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C8A67B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C8A67B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C8A67B

.text { color: #C8A67B; }
.background { background-color: #C8A67B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A67B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 166, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 41%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A67B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 166, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A67B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 166, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A67B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A67B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C8A67B

#BE9764#B5894F#A27944#8C693B#7A5B33#654B2A#4F3B21#3A2B18#241B0F#0E0B06

Tints of #C8A67B

#CCAD85#D2B793#D6BE9E#DBC5A9#E1CFB7#E5D6C2#EADDCD#EEE4D7#F4EEE6#F9F5F1

Tones of #C8A67B

#C2A580#BCA485#B6A48B#B2A390#ACA295#A6A19B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A9BC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.28:1 Fails
Against black text9.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #C8A67B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8A67B

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 #C8A67B: ·

How #C8A67B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9B985Deuteranopia · #BBBE88Tritanopia · #C68E8F

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 #C8A67B rather than the exact color:

Palette E6e6e6
#E6E6E6 · #C5A880 · #532E1C · #0F0F0F
Cosmic Terrace
#F0E8D6 · #C3AB79 · #B89C60 · #AE8B42
Palette Eac696
#EAC696 · #C8AE7D · #765827 · #65451F
Palette A8bba3
#A8BBA3 · #B87C4C · #C4A484 · #F7F1DE
Vivid Ruby Tempest
#843993 · #D572B0 · #D0727B · #D2A47E
Crimson Ruby Cinder
#B36144 · #C7AE74 · #6A5F3E · #93792E

Similar colors

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

#C5A880#C3AB79#C8AE7D#C4A484#D2A47E#C7AE74#D1A980#C69B7B#CFAF79#BCA37F#C8A087#C0AA71

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C8A67A  ·  #C8A67C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8A67B?

#C8A67B is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 200, 166, 123). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A67B?

#C8A67B is RGB 200, 166, 123 — HSL 34°, 41%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 38%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8A67B?

Its complement is #7A9BC7; analogous partners are #C77F7A and #C2C77A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A67B for text?

Black text on #C8A67B has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.