Palettes / Colors / #CAA581

#CAA581 — Muted Brown

#CAA581 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 #CAA581 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.

#CAA581 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 #81A6CA; it also sits naturally between #CA8181 and #CACA81. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 36% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAA581

.text { color: #CAA581; }
.background { background-color: #CAA581; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA581; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 165, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 41%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA581; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 165, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA581; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 165, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA581">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA581">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81A6CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA581: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA581

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 #CAA581 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 #CAA581 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 #CAA581?

#CAA581 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 165, 129). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA581?

#CAA581 is RGB 202, 165, 129 — HSL 30°, 41%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 36%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA581?

Its complement is #81A6CA; analogous partners are #CA8181 and #CACA81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA581 for text?

Black text on #CAA581 has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.