Palettes / Colors / #C8A69C

#C8A69C — Light Dusty Brown

#C8A69C is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#C8A69C 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 #9CBEC9; it also sits naturally between #C99CA8 and #C9BD9C. 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 61%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8A69C

.text { color: #C8A69C; }
.background { background-color: #C8A69C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A69C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 166, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 29%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A69C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 166, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A69C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 166, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A69C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A69C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CBEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8A69C: #000000.

How #C8A69C 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 #C8A69C 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

← #C8A69B  ·  #C8A69D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8A69C?

#C8A69C is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 200, 166, 156). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A69C?

#C8A69C is RGB 200, 166, 156 — HSL 14°, 29%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 22%, 22%.

What colors go with #C8A69C?

Its complement is #9CBEC9; analogous partners are #C99CA8 and #C9BD9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A69C for text?

Black text on #C8A69C has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.