Palettes / Colors / #CDB59E

#CDB59E — Light Muted Brown

#CDB59E is a brown color we call Light 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 #CDB59E 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.

#CDB59E 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 #9DB6CD; it also sits naturally between #CD9D9E and #CDCC9D. 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 71% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 23% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDB59E

.text { color: #CDB59E; }
.background { background-color: #CDB59E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDB59E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 181, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDB59E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 181, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDB59E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 181, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDB59E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDB59E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DB6CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDB59E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDB59E

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 #CDB59E 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 #CDB59E 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

← #CDB59D  ·  #CDB59F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDB59E?

#CDB59E is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 181, 158). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDB59E?

#CDB59E is RGB 205, 181, 158 — HSL 29°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 23%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDB59E?

Its complement is #9DB6CD; analogous partners are #CD9D9E and #CDCC9D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDB59E for text?

Black text on #CDB59E has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.