Palettes / Colors / #CDAB78

#CDAB78 — Muted Brown

#CDAB78 is a brown color we call 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 #CDAB78 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.

#CDAB78 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 #799BCD; it also sits naturally between #CD8179 and #C5CD79. 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 67% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 41% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDAB78

.text { color: #CDAB78; }
.background { background-color: #CDAB78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAB78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 171, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAB78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 171, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAB78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 171, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDAB78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAB78">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #799BCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDAB78: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAB78

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 #CDAB78 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 #CDAB78 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

← #CDAB77  ·  #CDAB79 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAB78?

#CDAB78 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 171, 120). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAB78?

#CDAB78 is RGB 205, 171, 120 — HSL 36°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 41%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDAB78?

Its complement is #799BCD; analogous partners are #CD8179 and #C5CD79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAB78 for text?

Black text on #CDAB78 has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.