Palettes / Colors / #CBAE72

#CBAE72 — Muted Brown

#CBAE72 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

#CBAE72 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 #728FCB; it also sits naturally between #CB8072 and #BCCB72. 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 68% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 44% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBAE72

.text { color: #CBAE72; }
.background { background-color: #CBAE72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBAE72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 174, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 46%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBAE72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 174, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBAE72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 174, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBAE72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBAE72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBAE72

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #728FCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBAE72: #000000.

How #CBAE72 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 #CBAE72 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 #CBAE72?

#CBAE72 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 174, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBAE72?

#CBAE72 is RGB 203, 174, 114 — HSL 40°, 46%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 44%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBAE72?

Its complement is #728FCB; analogous partners are #CB8072 and #BCCB72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBAE72 for text?

Black text on #CBAE72 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.