Palettes / Colors / #CAA577

#CAA577 — Muted Brown

#CAA577 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

#CAA577 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 #779CCA; it also sits naturally between #CA7B77 and #C6CA77. 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 79% · Green 65% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 41% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAA577

.text { color: #CAA577; }
.background { background-color: #CAA577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 165, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 44%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 165, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 165, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA577">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAA577

Tints of #CAA577

Tones of #CAA577

Color harmonies

Complementary — #779CCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA577: #000000.

How #CAA577 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 #CAA577 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA577?

#CAA577 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 165, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA577?

#CAA577 is RGB 202, 165, 119 — HSL 33°, 44%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 41%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA577?

Its complement is #779CCA; analogous partners are #CA7B77 and #C6CA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA577 for text?

Black text on #CAA577 has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.