Palettes / Colors / #CDAE7E

#CDAE7E — Muted Brown

#CDAE7E 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 #CDAE7E 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.

#CDAE7E 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 #7E9ECD; it also sits naturally between #CD867E and #C5CD7E. 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 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDAE7E

.text { color: #CDAE7E; }
.background { background-color: #CDAE7E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAE7E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 174, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAE7E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 174, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAE7E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 174, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDAE7E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAE7E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E9ECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDAE7E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAE7E

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 #CDAE7E 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 #CDAE7E 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

← #CDAE7D  ·  #CDAE7F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAE7E?

#CDAE7E is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 174, 126). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAE7E?

#CDAE7E is RGB 205, 174, 126 — HSL 36°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDAE7E?

Its complement is #7E9ECD; analogous partners are #CD867E and #C5CD7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAE7E for text?

Black text on #CDAE7E has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.