Palettes / Colors / #CEA67D

#CEA67D — Muted Brown

#CEA67D 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 #CEA67D 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.

#CEA67D 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 #7EA6CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7E7E and #CECE7E. 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 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 39% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEA67D

.text { color: #CEA67D; }
.background { background-color: #CEA67D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEA67D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 166, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 45%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEA67D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 166, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEA67D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 166, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEA67D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEA67D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EA6CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEA67D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEA67D

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 #CEA67D 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 #CEA67D 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

← #CEA67C  ·  #CEA67E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEA67D?

#CEA67D is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 206, 166, 125). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEA67D?

#CEA67D is RGB 206, 166, 125 — HSL 30°, 45%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 39%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEA67D?

Its complement is #7EA6CE; analogous partners are #CE7E7E and #CECE7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEA67D for text?

Black text on #CEA67D has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.