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#CCAF89 — Light Muted Brown

#CCAF89 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 #CCAF89 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.

#CCAF89 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 #89A6CD; it also sits naturally between #CD8E89 and #C8CD89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCAF89 · RGB 204, 175, 137

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Color values

HEX#CCAF89
RGB204, 175, 137
HSL34°, 40%, 67%
HSV34°, 33%, 80%
CMYK0%, 14%, 33%, 20%
XYZ44.75, 45.30, 30.05
Yxy45.30, 0.3726, 0.3772
CIE-Lab73.09, 4.95, 23.39
Hunter Lab67.31, 4.55, 17.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 69% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 33% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCAF89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCAF89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCAF89

.text { color: #CCAF89; }
.background { background-color: #CCAF89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAF89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 175, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAF89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 175, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAF89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 175, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCAF89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCAF89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCAF89

#C3A174#B9905B#AB8149#967140#816137#684E2C#523E23#3D2E1A#241B0F#0E0B06

Tints of #CCAF89

#D1B794#D6BE9F#DAC5A9#DFCCB4#E3D4BF#E7D8C6#EBE0D1#F0E7DB#F4EEE6#F9F5F1

Tones of #CCAF89

#C7AF8E#C3AE92#BEAD97#B9AD9D#B4ACA2#B0ACA6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89A6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.09:1 Fails
Against black text10.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCAF89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCAF89

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 #CCAF89: ·

How #CCAF89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBF92Deuteranopia · #C1C394Tritanopia · #CB999B

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 #CCAF89 rather than the exact color:

Palette E7dec8
#E7DEC8 · #CBAF87 · #7E8A97 · #30475E
Palette Bbdce5
#BBDCE5 · #ECEEDF · #D9C4B0 · #CFAB8D
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Dreamy Ruby Meadow
#D1B08E · #A1AC48 · #9BD287 · #309753
Palette 5dd3b6
#5DD3B6 · #6E5034 · #CDB885 · #EFE1B5
Palette Ad8b73
#AD8B73 · #CEAB93 · #E3CAA5 · #FFFBE9

Similar colors

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

#CBAF87#CFAB8D#D0AF84#D1B08E#CDB885#CEAB93#D1A980#C3B091#C8AE7D#C5A880#D8B384#C2A68C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCAF88  ·  #CCAF8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCAF89?

#CCAF89 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 204, 175, 137). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAF89?

#CCAF89 is RGB 204, 175, 137 — HSL 34°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 33%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCAF89?

Its complement is #89A6CD; analogous partners are #CD8E89 and #C8CD89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCAF89 for text?

Black text on #CCAF89 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.