Palettes / Colors / #CB8A69

#CB8A69 — Muted Brown

#CB8A69 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #CB8A69 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.

#CB8A69 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 #67AACB; it also sits naturally between #CB6778 and #CBBA67. 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 48% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB8A69

.text { color: #CB8A69; }
.background { background-color: #CB8A69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB8A69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 138, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 49%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB8A69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 138, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB8A69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 138, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB8A69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB8A69">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67AACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB8A69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB8A69

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 #CB8A69 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 #CB8A69 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

← #CB8A68  ·  #CB8A6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB8A69?

#CB8A69 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 138, 105). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB8A69?

#CB8A69 is RGB 203, 138, 105 — HSL 20°, 49%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 48%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB8A69?

Its complement is #67AACB; analogous partners are #CB6778 and #CBBA67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB8A69 for text?

Black text on #CB8A69 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.