Palettes / Colors / #CEB482

#CEB482 — Light Muted Brown

#CEB482 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 #CEB482 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.

#CEB482 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 #829DCE; it also sits naturally between #CE8E82 and #C3CE82. 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 71% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 37% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEB482

.text { color: #CEB482; }
.background { background-color: #CEB482; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEB482; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 180, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 44%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEB482; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 180, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEB482; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 180, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEB482">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEB482">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #829DCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEB482: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEB482

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 #CEB482 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 #CEB482 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 #CEB482?

#CEB482 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 206, 180, 130). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEB482?

#CEB482 is RGB 206, 180, 130 — HSL 39°, 44%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 37%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEB482?

Its complement is #829DCE; analogous partners are #CE8E82 and #C3CE82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEB482 for text?

Black text on #CEB482 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.