Palettes / Colors / #CD9979

#CD9979 — Muted Brown

#CD9979 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 #CD9979 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.

#CD9979 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 #79ADCD; it also sits naturally between #CD7983 and #CDC479. 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 60% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 41% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD9979

.text { color: #CD9979; }
.background { background-color: #CD9979; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9979; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 153, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9979; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 153, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9979; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 153, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9979">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9979">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79ADCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD9979: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD9979

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 #CD9979 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 #CD9979 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

← #CD9978  ·  #CD997A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9979?

#CD9979 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 153, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9979?

#CD9979 is RGB 205, 153, 121 — HSL 23°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 41%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9979?

Its complement is #79ADCD; analogous partners are #CD7983 and #CDC479. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9979 for text?

Black text on #CD9979 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.