Palettes / Colors / #D0B080

#D0B080 — Light Muted Brown

#D0B080 is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the brown family.

#D0B080 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 #80A0D0; it also sits naturally between #D08880 and #C8D080. 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 69% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 38% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0B080

.text { color: #D0B080; }
.background { background-color: #D0B080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0B080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 176, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0B080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 176, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0B080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 176, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0B080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0B080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80A0D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0B080: #000000.

How #D0B080 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 #D0B080 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

← #D0B07F  ·  #D0B081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0B080?

#D0B080 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 208, 176, 128). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0B080?

#D0B080 is RGB 208, 176, 128 — HSL 36°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 38%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0B080?

Its complement is #80A0D0; analogous partners are #D08880 and #C8D080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0B080 for text?

Black text on #D0B080 has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.