Colors

#CD853F

Peru

Peru is #CD853F. In CSS you can write it as the keyword peru. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#CD853F
RGB
rgb(205, 133, 63)
HSL
hsl(30,59%,53%)
HSV
hsv(30, 69%, 80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,35,69,20)
OKLCH
oklch(67.8% 0.123 62.2)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#D79D65

20% white

#E1B68C

40% white

#EBCEB2

60% white

#F5E7D9

80% white

Shades

#A46A32

20% black

#7B5026

40% black

#523519

60% black

#291B0D

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Peru. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#CE8740

#4087CE

#CFAD8C

#8CADCF

#7D6144

Analogous

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#CE4040

#CE8740

#CECE40

#87CE40

#C34B87

Triadic

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#CE8740

#40CE87

#8740CE

#8CCFAD

#6E409B

Split Complementary

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#CE8740

#40CECE

#4040CE

#D3BAA2

#44617D

Monochromatic

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#513315

#8E5925

#CB8034

#DAA671

#EACCAE

Tetradic

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#CE8740

#40CE40

#4087CE

#CE40CE

#84C884

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.99:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 7.02:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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