Palettes / Colors / #CAA772

#CAA772 — Muted Brown

#CAA772 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CAA772 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.

#CAA772 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 #7295CA; it also sits naturally between #CA7B72 and #C1CA72. 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 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 44% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAA772

.text { color: #CAA772; }
.background { background-color: #CAA772; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA772; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 167, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 45%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA772; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 167, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA772; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 167, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA772">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA772">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7295CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAA772: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA772

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 #CAA772 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 #CAA772 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

← #CAA771  ·  #CAA773 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA772?

#CAA772 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 167, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA772?

#CAA772 is RGB 202, 167, 114 — HSL 36°, 45%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 44%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAA772?

Its complement is #7295CA; analogous partners are #CA7B72 and #C1CA72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA772 for text?

Black text on #CAA772 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.