Palettes / Colors / #CFB277

#CFB277 — Muted Brown

#CFB277 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 #CFB277 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.

#CFB277 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 #7795CF; it also sits naturally between #CF8677 and #C1CF77. 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 70% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 43% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFB277

.text { color: #CFB277; }
.background { background-color: #CFB277; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB277; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 178, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 48%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB277; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 178, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB277; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 178, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB277">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB277">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7795CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFB277: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFB277

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 #CFB277 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 #CFB277 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 #CFB277?

#CFB277 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 178, 119). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB277?

#CFB277 is RGB 207, 178, 119 — HSL 40°, 48%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 43%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB277?

Its complement is #7795CF; analogous partners are #CF8677 and #C1CF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB277 for text?

Black text on #CFB277 has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.