Palettes / Colors / #CBA69A

#CBA69A — Light Muted Brown

#CBA69A is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#CBA69A 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 #9ABFCB; it also sits naturally between #CB9AA6 and #CBBF9A. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 24% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBA69A

.text { color: #CBA69A; }
.background { background-color: #CBA69A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBA69A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 166, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 32%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBA69A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 166, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBA69A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 166, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBA69A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBA69A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ABFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBA69A: #000000.

How #CBA69A 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 #CBA69A 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

← #CBA699  ·  #CBA69B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBA69A?

#CBA69A is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 166, 154). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBA69A?

#CBA69A is RGB 203, 166, 154 — HSL 15°, 32%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 24%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBA69A?

Its complement is #9ABFCB; analogous partners are #CB9AA6 and #CBBF9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBA69A for text?

Black text on #CBA69A has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.