Palettes / Colors / #CDA689

#CDA689 — Light Muted Brown

#CDA689 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#CDA689 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 #89AFCD; it also sits naturally between #CD898E and #CDC889. 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 65% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 33% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDA689

.text { color: #CDA689; }
.background { background-color: #CDA689; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDA689; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 166, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 40%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDA689; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 166, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDA689; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 166, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDA689">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDA689">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89AFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDA689: #000000.

How #CDA689 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 #CDA689 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDA689?

#CDA689 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 166, 137). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDA689?

#CDA689 is RGB 205, 166, 137 — HSL 26°, 40%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 33%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDA689?

Its complement is #89AFCD; analogous partners are #CD898E and #CDC889. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDA689 for text?

Black text on #CDA689 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.