Palettes / Colors / #CDAE6D

#CDAE6D — Muted Brown

#CDAE6D is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CDAE6D 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.

#CDAE6D 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 #6F8DCE; it also sits naturally between #CE806F and #BCCE6F. 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 68% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 47% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDAE6D

.text { color: #CDAE6D; }
.background { background-color: #CDAE6D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAE6D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 174, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 49%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAE6D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 174, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAE6D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 174, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDAE6D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAE6D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F8DCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDAE6D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAE6D

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 #CDAE6D 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 #CDAE6D 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

← #CDAE6C  ·  #CDAE6E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAE6D?

#CDAE6D is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 174, 109). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAE6D?

#CDAE6D is RGB 205, 174, 109 — HSL 41°, 49%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 47%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDAE6D?

Its complement is #6F8DCE; analogous partners are #CE806F and #BCCE6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAE6D for text?

Black text on #CDAE6D has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.