Palettes / Colors / #CAA67B

#CAA67B — Muted Brown

#CAA67B 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 #CAA67B 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.

#CAA67B 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 #7C9FCB; it also sits naturally between #CB807C and #C7CB7C. 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 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 39% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAA67B

.text { color: #CAA67B; }
.background { background-color: #CAA67B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA67B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 166, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 43%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA67B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 166, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA67B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 166, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA67B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA67B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C9FCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA67B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA67B

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 #CAA67B 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 #CAA67B 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

← #CAA67A  ·  #CAA67C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA67B?

#CAA67B is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 166, 123). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA67B?

#CAA67B is RGB 202, 166, 123 — HSL 33°, 43%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 39%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA67B?

Its complement is #7C9FCB; analogous partners are #CB807C and #C7CB7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA67B for text?

Black text on #CAA67B has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.