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#CFA67B — Muted Brown

#CFA67B 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 #CFA67B 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.

#CFA67B 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 #7CA4D0; it also sits naturally between #D07D7C and #CED07C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFA67B · RGB 207, 166, 123

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Color values

HEX#CFA67B
RGB207, 166, 123
HSL31°, 47%, 65%
HSV31°, 41%, 81%
CMYK0%, 20%, 41%, 19%
XYZ42.94, 41.97, 24.58
Yxy41.97, 0.3922, 0.3833
CIE-Lab70.85, 9.32, 27.97
Hunter Lab64.78, 8.55, 20.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 65% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 41% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFA67B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFA67B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFA67B

.text { color: #CFA67B; }
.background { background-color: #CFA67B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFA67B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 166, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 47%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFA67B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 166, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFA67B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 166, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFA67B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFA67B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFA67B

#C89865#BF894F#B07A40#9A6A37#835B2F#694926#52391E#3C2916#251A0E#0F0A05

Tints of #CFA67B

#D4AF87#D8B692#DCBE9E#E0C5A9#E5CFB8#E9D7C3#EDDECE#F1E6DA#F6EDE5#FAF5F0

Tones of #CFA67B

#C9A782#C4A787#BEA78E#B8A694#B1A69A#ACA6A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CA4D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.24:1 Fails
Against black text9.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFA67B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFA67B

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFA67B: ·

How #CFA67B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBD85Deuteranopia · #C0C388Tritanopia · #CD8E8F

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFA67B rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Tempest
#843993 · #D572B0 · #D0727B · #D2A47E
Palette 748873
#748873 · #D1A980 · #E5E0D8 · #F8F8F8
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Coffee Cream
#3C2317 · #8C5A3C · #D9A679 · #F5EFE6
Honey Bloom
#C2378C · #A83B55 · #D45643 · #D7AB7F
Smoky Ruby Orchard
#B73733 · #D29C7A · #9A8032 · #C8D559

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D2A47E#D1A980#CFAF79#D9A679#D7AB7F#D29C7A#C8AE7D#C5A880#D8AE7E#DBA979#D0AF84#D6A570

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFA67A  ·  #CFA67C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFA67B?

#CFA67B is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 166, 123). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFA67B?

#CFA67B is RGB 207, 166, 123 — HSL 31°, 47%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 41%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFA67B?

Its complement is #7CA4D0; analogous partners are #D07D7C and #CED07C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFA67B for text?

Black text on #CFA67B has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.