Palettes / Colors / #D0A080

#D0A080 — Light Muted Brown

#D0A080 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 #D0A080 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.

#D0A080 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 #80B0D0; it also sits naturally between #D08088 and #D0C880. 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 63% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 38% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0A080

.text { color: #D0A080; }
.background { background-color: #D0A080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0A080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 160, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0A080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 160, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0A080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 160, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0A080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0A080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80B0D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0A080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0A080

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 #D0A080 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 #D0A080 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

← #D0A07F  ·  #D0A081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0A080?

#D0A080 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 208, 160, 128). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0A080?

#D0A080 is RGB 208, 160, 128 — HSL 24°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 38%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0A080?

Its complement is #80B0D0; analogous partners are #D08088 and #D0C880. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0A080 for text?

Black text on #D0A080 has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.