Palettes / Colors / #C08059

#C08059 — Muted Brown

#C08059 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #C08059 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.

#C08059 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 #5998C0; it also sits naturally between #C05965 and #C0B459. 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 75% · Green 50% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 54% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C08059

.text { color: #C08059; }
.background { background-color: #C08059; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C08059; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 128, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 45%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C08059; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 128, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C08059; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 128, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C08059">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C08059">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C08059

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5998C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C08059: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C08059

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 #C08059 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 #C08059 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

← #C08058  ·  #C0805A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C08059?

#C08059 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 192, 128, 89). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C08059?

#C08059 is RGB 192, 128, 89 — HSL 23°, 45%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 54%, 25%.

What colors go with #C08059?

Its complement is #5998C0; analogous partners are #C05965 and #C0B459. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C08059 for text?

Black text on #C08059 has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.