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#CD9064 — Muted Brown

#CD9064 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #CD9064 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.

#CD9064 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 #65A2CD; it also sits naturally between #CD656E and #CDC465. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD9064 · RGB 205, 144, 100

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Color values

HEX#CD9064
RGB205, 144, 100
HSL25°, 51%, 60%
HSV25°, 51%, 80%
CMYK0%, 30%, 51%, 20%
XYZ37.45, 33.85, 16.62
Yxy33.85, 0.4260, 0.3850
CIE-Lab64.84, 18.11, 32.50
Hunter Lab58.18, 16.46, 21.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 56% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 51% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD9064 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD9064 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD9064

.text { color: #CD9064; }
.background { background-color: #CD9064; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9064; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 144, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 51%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9064; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 144, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9064; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 144, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9064">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9064">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD9064

#C6804E#BD723D#A66436#92592F#7B4B28#643D20#51311A#3A2313#27170C#0F0905

Tints of #CD9064

#D29B74#D6A480#DBAF8F#DFB79B#E4C2AA#E9CDBA#ECD5C5#F1E1D5#F5E9E0#FAF4F0

Tones of #CD9064

#C6926C#BE9374#B7947B#AF9583#A8968A#A09892

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65A2CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.70:1 Fails
Against black text7.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #CD9064: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD9064

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 #CD9064: ·

How #CD9064 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B26FDeuteranopia · #B6BB71Tritanopia · #CA7779

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 #CD9064 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Palette E0d8b0
#E0D8B0 · #FCFFE7 · #DEA057 · #CE9461
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Amber Ruby Whisper
#359857 · #6B42BC · #CA8968 · #BCDDC7
Palette 3338a0
#3338A0 · #C59560 · #FCC61D · #F7F7F7
Palette 876445
#876445 · #CA965C · #EEC373 · #F4DFBA

Similar colors

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

#D09162#CE9461#CB9763#CA8968#C59560#CA965C#C8956C#D3905B#CA9059#C7956D#C9996B#C98B70

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD9063  ·  #CD9065 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9064?

#CD9064 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 144, 100). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9064?

#CD9064 is RGB 205, 144, 100 — HSL 25°, 51%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 51%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9064?

Its complement is #65A2CD; analogous partners are #CD656E and #CDC465. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9064 for text?

Black text on #CD9064 has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.