Palettes / Colors / #CDB079

#CDB079 — Muted Brown

#CDB079 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 #CDB079 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.

#CDB079 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 #7997CD; it also sits naturally between #CD8679 and #C1CD79. 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 69% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 41% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDB079

.text { color: #CDB079; }
.background { background-color: #CDB079; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB079; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 176, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB079; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 176, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB079; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 176, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB079">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB079">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7997CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDB079: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB079

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 #CDB079 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 #CDB079 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

← #CDB078  ·  #CDB07A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB079?

#CDB079 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 176, 121). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB079?

#CDB079 is RGB 205, 176, 121 — HSL 39°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 41%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDB079?

Its complement is #7997CD; analogous partners are #CD8679 and #C1CD79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB079 for text?

Black text on #CDB079 has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.