Palettes / Colors / #CA9B4E

#CA9B4E — Muted Brown

#CA9B4E 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 #CA9B4E 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.

#CA9B4E 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 #4E7ECA; it also sits naturally between #CA5D4E and #BCCA4E. 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 61% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 61% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA9B4E

.text { color: #CA9B4E; }
.background { background-color: #CA9B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 155, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 155, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 155, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA9B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9B4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E7ECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA9B4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA9B4E

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 #CA9B4E 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 #CA9B4E 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 #CA9B4E?

#CA9B4E is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 202, 155, 78). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9B4E?

#CA9B4E is RGB 202, 155, 78 — HSL 37°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 61%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA9B4E?

Its complement is #4E7ECA; analogous partners are #CA5D4E and #BCCA4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA9B4E for text?

Black text on #CA9B4E has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.