Palettes / Colors / #CAAA98

#CAAA98 — Light Muted Brown

#CAAA98 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#CAAA98 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 #97B7C9; it also sits naturally between #C9979D and #C9C397. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 25% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAA98

.text { color: #CAAA98; }
.background { background-color: #CAAA98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAA98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 170, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 32%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAA98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 170, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAA98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 170, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAA98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAA98">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97B7C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAA98: #000000.

How #CAAA98 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 #CAAA98

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAAA98 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 #CAAA98?

#CAAA98 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 170, 152). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAA98?

#CAAA98 is RGB 202, 170, 152 — HSL 22°, 32%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 25%, 21%.

What colors go with #CAAA98?

Its complement is #97B7C9; analogous partners are #C9979D and #C9C397. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAA98 for text?

Black text on #CAAA98 has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.