Palettes / Colors / #D09A67

#D09A67 — Muted Brown

#D09A67 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #D09A67 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.

#D09A67 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 #679DD0; it also sits naturally between #D06769 and #D0CF67. 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 82% · Green 60% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 50% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D09A67

.text { color: #D09A67; }
.background { background-color: #D09A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D09A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 154, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 53%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D09A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 154, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D09A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 154, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D09A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D09A67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #679DD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D09A67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D09A67

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 #D09A67 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 #D09A67 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 #D09A67?

#D09A67 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 208, 154, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D09A67?

#D09A67 is RGB 208, 154, 103 — HSL 29°, 53%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 50%, 18%.

What colors go with #D09A67?

Its complement is #679DD0; analogous partners are #D06769 and #D0CF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D09A67 for text?

Black text on #D09A67 has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.