Palettes / Colors / #CEA583

#CEA583 — Light Muted Brown

#CEA583 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#CEA583 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 #83ACCE; it also sits naturally between #CE8387 and #CECA83. 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 81% · Green 65% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 36% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEA583

.text { color: #CEA583; }
.background { background-color: #CEA583; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEA583; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 165, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 43%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEA583; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 165, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEA583; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 165, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEA583">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEA583">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83ACCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEA583: #000000.

How #CEA583 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 #CEA583 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEA583?

#CEA583 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 206, 165, 131). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEA583?

#CEA583 is RGB 206, 165, 131 — HSL 27°, 43%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 36%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEA583?

Its complement is #83ACCE; analogous partners are #CE8387 and #CECA83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEA583 for text?

Black text on #CEA583 has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.