Palettes / Colors / #CBB09E

#CBB09E — Light Dusty Brown

#CBB09E is a brown color we call Light Dusty 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 #CBB09E 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.

#CBB09E 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 #9FB9CB; it also sits naturally between #CB9FA3 and #CBC79F. 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 69% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 22% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB09E

.text { color: #CBB09E; }
.background { background-color: #CBB09E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB09E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 176, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 30%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB09E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 176, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB09E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 176, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB09E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB09E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FB9CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB09E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBB09E

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 #CBB09E 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 #CBB09E 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

← #CBB09D  ·  #CBB09F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB09E?

#CBB09E is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 176, 158). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB09E?

#CBB09E is RGB 203, 176, 158 — HSL 24°, 30%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 22%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB09E?

Its complement is #9FB9CB; analogous partners are #CB9FA3 and #CBC79F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB09E for text?

Black text on #CBB09E has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.