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#CCA171 — Muted Brown

#CCA171 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CCA171 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.

#CCA171 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 #719BCC; it also sits naturally between #CC7471 and #C9CC71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCA171 · RGB 204, 161, 113

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Color values

HEX#CCA171
RGB204, 161, 113
HSL32°, 47%, 62%
HSV32°, 45%, 80%
CMYK0%, 21%, 45%, 20%
XYZ40.63, 39.52, 21.11
Yxy39.52, 0.4012, 0.3903
CIE-Lab69.13, 9.72, 31.01
Hunter Lab62.86, 8.84, 21.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 63% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 45% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCA171 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCA171 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCA171

.text { color: #CCA171; }
.background { background-color: #CCA171; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCA171; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 161, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 47%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCA171; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 161, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCA171; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 161, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCA171">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCA171">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCA171

#C4925A#BB8344#A9763D#926735#7C572D#654724#4F371C#3C2A16#251A0E#0F0B05

Tints of #CCA171

#D0A97C#D5B28B#D9BA96#DFC4A5#E3CBB0#E7D3BC#ECDCCB#F0E4D6#F6EEE5#FAF5F0

Tones of #CCA171

#C5A177#BFA07D#B8A084#B19F8B#AB9F92#A59F97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #719BCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.36:1 Fails
Against black text8.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCA171: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCA171

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCA171: ·

How #CCA171 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B9B97DDeuteranopia · #BCBF7FTritanopia · #CA8688

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCA171 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Burgundy Wine Night
#2B0A12 · #5C1220 · #800020 · #C9A86A
Palette Ede9e6
#EDE9E6 · #C9996B · #5C4F4A · #5C766D
Palette 8fa28a
#8FA28A · #C7D3C0 · #F7F4ED · #C8A96B
Tender Canyon
#D6A570 · #E3D885 · #A2C532 · #A4E479
Palette E8edf2
#E8EDF2 · #2C3947 · #547A95 · #C2A56D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CC9B6D#C9A86A#C9996B#C8A96B#D6A570#C2A56D#D29C7A#C69774#C6A969#C69B7B#D7A86E#C8956C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCA170  ·  #CCA172 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCA171?

#CCA171 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 204, 161, 113). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCA171?

#CCA171 is RGB 204, 161, 113 — HSL 32°, 47%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 45%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCA171?

Its complement is #719BCC; analogous partners are #CC7471 and #C9CC71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCA171 for text?

Black text on #CCA171 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.