Palettes / Colors / #CCAA99
#CCAA99 — Light Muted Brown
#CCAA99 is a brown color we call Light 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 #CCAA99 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.
#CCAA99 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 #99BBCC; it also sits naturally between #CC99A2 and #CCC399. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCAA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 170, 153 |
| HSL | 20°, 33%, 70% |
| HSV | 20°, 25%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 25%, 20% |
| XYZ | 45.03, 43.89, 36.23 |
| Yxy | 43.89, 0.3598, 0.3507 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.15, 9.81, 13.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.25, 9.07, 10.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 67% · Blue 60%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 25% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCAA99
.text { color: #CCAA99; }
.background { background-color: #CCAA99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAA99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 170, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 33%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAA99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 170, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAA99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 170, 153, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCAA99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCAA99">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #99BBCC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCAA99: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCAA99
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCAA99: ·
How #CCAA99 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 #CCAA99 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCAA99?
#CCAA99 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 204, 170, 153). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAA99?
#CCAA99 is RGB 204, 170, 153 — HSL 20°, 33%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 25%, 20%.
What colors go with #CCAA99?
Its complement is #99BBCC; analogous partners are #CC99A2 and #CCC399. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCAA99 for text?
Black text on #CCAA99 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.