Palettes / Colors / #CA9153

#CA9153 — Muted Brown

#CA9153 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the brown family.

#CA9153 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 #538DCA; it also sits naturally between #CA5553 and #C8CA53. 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 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA9153

.text { color: #CA9153; }
.background { background-color: #CA9153; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9153; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 145, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 53%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9153; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 145, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9153; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 145, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA9153">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9153">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #538DCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA9153: #000000.

How #CA9153 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 #CA9153 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 #CA9153?

#CA9153 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 145, 83). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9153?

#CA9153 is RGB 202, 145, 83 — HSL 31°, 53%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 59%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA9153?

Its complement is #538DCA; analogous partners are #CA5553 and #C8CA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA9153 for text?

Black text on #CA9153 has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.73:1.