Palettes / Colors / #DAAA85

#DAAA85 — Light Muted Brown

#DAAA85 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 #DAAA85 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.

#DAAA85 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 #86B6DA; it also sits naturally between #DA868C and #DAD486. 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 85% · Green 67% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 39% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAAA85

.text { color: #DAAA85; }
.background { background-color: #DAAA85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAA85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 170, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 53%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAA85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 170, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAA85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 170, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAAA85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAA85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86B6DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAAA85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAA85

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 #DAAA85 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 #DAAA85 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

← #DAAA84  ·  #DAAA86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAA85?

#DAAA85 is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 218, 170, 133). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAA85?

#DAAA85 is RGB 218, 170, 133 — HSL 26°, 53%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 39%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAA85?

Its complement is #86B6DA; analogous partners are #DA868C and #DAD486. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAA85 for text?

Black text on #DAAA85 has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.