Palettes / Colors / #A97751

#A97751 — Muted Orange

#A97751 is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #A97751 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.

#A97751 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #5183A9; it also sits naturally between #A95157 and #A9A351. 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 66% · Green 47% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 52% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A97751

.text { color: #A97751; }
.background { background-color: #A97751; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A97751; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 119, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 35%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A97751; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 119, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A97751; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 119, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A97751">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A97751">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A97751

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Tones of #A97751

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5183A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A97751: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A97751

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 #A97751 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 #A97751 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A97751?

#A97751 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 169, 119, 81). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A97751?

#A97751 is RGB 169, 119, 81 — HSL 26°, 35%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 52%, 34%.

What colors go with #A97751?

Its complement is #5183A9; analogous partners are #A95157 and #A9A351. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A97751 for text?

Black text on #A97751 has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.