#C9B79C · near Tan

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#C9B79C (RGB 201, 183, 156) is a medium, muted brown, closest to Tan and near Khaki and Putty. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #C9B79C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 78°.

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HEX#C9B79C
RGBrgb(201, 183, 156)
HSLhsl(36, 29%, 70%)
CMYK0, 9, 22, 21
CSS var--tan
Contrast1.96:1 white · 10.74:1 black

Similar named colors

Tan #D2B48CKhaki #C3B091Putty #CDBFA9Mushroom #BDB0A0Warm Sand #D9B08C

How to use #C9B79C

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C9B79C (10.74:1); white text does not (1.96:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C9B79C with its analogous neighbors #C9A19C and #C4C99C; for contrast use its complement #9CAEC9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--tan: #C9B79C;

Color card

#C9B79C hex color card: near Tan, RGB 201, 183, 156
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Shades & tints

#28251F#50493E#796E5E#A1927D#C9B79C#D4C5B0#DFD4C4#E9E2D7#F4F1EB

Color harmonies for #C9B79C

Complementary

#C9B79C#9CAEC9

Analogous

#C9B79C#C9A19C#C4C99C

Triadic

#C9B79C#9CC9B7#B79CC9

Split complementary

#C9B79C#9CC4C9#A19CC9

Tetradic

#C9B79C#9CC9A1#9CAEC9#C99CC4

Palettes with #C9B79C