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#C9B79C · Tan
Click to copy#C9B79C is a medium, muted brown color, closest to Tan and near Tan and Khaki. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 78°. 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.
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#C9B79CRGB
rgb(201, 183, 156)HSL
hsl(36, 29%, 70%)CMYK
0, 9, 22, 21CSS var
--tanContrast
1.96:1 white · 10.74:1 blackSimilar named colors
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;
$tan: #C9B79C;
colors: { 'tan': '#C9B79C' }