Palettes / Colors / #CB8A68

#CB8A68 — Muted Brown

#CB8A68 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the brown family.

#CB8A68 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 #67A8CB; it also sits naturally between #CB6776 and #CBBC67. 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 80% · Green 54% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 49% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB8A68

.text { color: #CB8A68; }
.background { background-color: #CB8A68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB8A68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 138, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 49%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB8A68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 138, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB8A68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 138, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB8A68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB8A68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67A8CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB8A68: #000000.

How #CB8A68 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 #CB8A68 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

← #CB8A67  ·  #CB8A69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB8A68?

#CB8A68 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 138, 104). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB8A68?

#CB8A68 is RGB 203, 138, 104 — HSL 21°, 49%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB8A68?

Its complement is #67A8CB; analogous partners are #CB6776 and #CBBC67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB8A68 for text?

Black text on #CB8A68 has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.