Palettes / Colors / #CBA67C

#CBA67C — Muted Brown

#CBA67C is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CBA67C 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.

#CBA67C 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 #7CA1CB; it also sits naturally between #CB7E7C and #C8CB7C. 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 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBA67C

.text { color: #CBA67C; }
.background { background-color: #CBA67C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBA67C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 166, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 43%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBA67C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 166, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBA67C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 166, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBA67C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBA67C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CA1CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBA67C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBA67C

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 #CBA67C 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 #CBA67C 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

← #CBA67B  ·  #CBA67D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBA67C?

#CBA67C is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 166, 124). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBA67C?

#CBA67C is RGB 203, 166, 124 — HSL 32°, 43%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBA67C?

Its complement is #7CA1CB; analogous partners are #CB7E7C and #C8CB7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBA67C for text?

Black text on #CBA67C has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.