Palettes / Colors / #CAAA70

#CAAA70 — Muted Brown

#CAAA70 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 #CAAA70 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.

#CAAA70 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 #7291CB; it also sits naturally between #CB7F72 and #BDCB72. 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 67% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 45% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAA70

.text { color: #CAAA70; }
.background { background-color: #CAAA70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAA70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 170, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 46%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAA70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 170, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAA70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 170, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAA70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAA70">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7291CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAA70: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAA70

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 #CAAA70 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 #CAAA70 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

← #CAAA6F  ·  #CAAA71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAA70?

#CAAA70 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 170, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAA70?

#CAAA70 is RGB 202, 170, 112 — HSL 39°, 46%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 45%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAA70?

Its complement is #7291CB; analogous partners are #CB7F72 and #BDCB72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAA70 for text?

Black text on #CAAA70 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.