Palettes / Colors / #CDAEA6

#CDAEA6 — Light Dusty Brown

#CDAEA6 is a brown color we call Light Dusty 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 #CDAEA6 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.

#CDAEA6 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 #A7C6CD; it also sits naturally between #CDA7B2 and #CDC2A7. 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 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 19% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDAEA6

.text { color: #CDAEA6; }
.background { background-color: #CDAEA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDAEA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 174, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 28%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDAEA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 174, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDAEA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 174, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDAEA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDAEA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7C6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDAEA6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDAEA6

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 #CDAEA6 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 #CDAEA6 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

← #CDAEA5  ·  #CDAEA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDAEA6?

#CDAEA6 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 174, 166). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDAEA6?

#CDAEA6 is RGB 205, 174, 166 — HSL 12°, 28%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 19%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDAEA6?

Its complement is #A7C6CD; analogous partners are #CDA7B2 and #CDC2A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDAEA6 for text?

Black text on #CDAEA6 has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.