Palettes / Colors / #C19A56

#C19A56 — Muted Brown

#C19A56 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 #C19A56 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.

#C19A56 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 #577EC1; it also sits naturally between #C16657 and #B3C157. 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 76% · Green 60% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 55% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19A56

.text { color: #C19A56; }
.background { background-color: #C19A56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19A56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 154, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 46%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19A56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 154, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19A56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 154, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19A56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19A56">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #577EC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19A56: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19A56

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 #C19A56 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 #C19A56 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 #C19A56?

#C19A56 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 154, 86). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19A56?

#C19A56 is RGB 193, 154, 86 — HSL 38°, 46%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 55%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19A56?

Its complement is #577EC1; analogous partners are #C16657 and #B3C157. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19A56 for text?

Black text on #C19A56 has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.