Palettes / Colors / #CA9152

#CA9152 — Muted Brown

#CA9152 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the brown family.

#CA9152 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 #538BCA; it also sits naturally between #CA5753 and #C6CA53. 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 79% · Green 57% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 59% · Key 21%

Previews

CSS code for #CA9152

.text { color: #CA9152; }
.background { background-color: #CA9152; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9152; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 145, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 53%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9152; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 145, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9152; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 145, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA9152">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9152">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #538BCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA9152: #000000.

How #CA9152 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 #CA9152 or a close neighbour

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 #CA9152?

#CA9152 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 145, 82). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9152?

#CA9152 is RGB 202, 145, 82 — HSL 32°, 53%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 59%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA9152?

Its complement is #538BCA; analogous partners are #CA5753 and #C6CA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA9152 for text?

Black text on #CA9152 has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.73:1.