Palettes / Colors / #CFAE91

#CFAE91 — Light Muted Brown

#CFAE91 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#CFAE91 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 #91B2CF; it also sits naturally between #CF9193 and #CFCD91. 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 68% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 30% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFAE91

.text { color: #CFAE91; }
.background { background-color: #CFAE91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAE91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAE91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAE91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFAE91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFAE91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFAE91

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Tones of #CFAE91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFAE91: #000000.

How #CFAE91 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 #CFAE91 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 #CFAE91?

#CFAE91 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 174, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAE91?

#CFAE91 is RGB 207, 174, 145 — HSL 28°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 30%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFAE91?

Its complement is #91B2CF; analogous partners are #CF9193 and #CFCD91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFAE91 for text?

Black text on #CFAE91 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.