Palettes / Colors / #CB804D

#CB804D — Brown

#CB804D is a brown color we call 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 #CB804D 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.

#CB804D 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 #4D99CB; it also sits naturally between #CB4D5A and #CBBF4D. 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 80% · Green 50% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 62% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB804D

.text { color: #CB804D; }
.background { background-color: #CB804D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB804D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 128, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 55%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB804D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 128, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB804D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 128, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB804D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB804D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB804D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D99CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB804D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB804D

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 #CB804D 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 #CB804D 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

← #CB804C  ·  #CB804E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB804D?

#CB804D is Brown, a brown color (RGB 203, 128, 77). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB804D?

#CB804D is RGB 203, 128, 77 — HSL 24°, 55%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 62%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB804D?

Its complement is #4D99CB; analogous partners are #CB4D5A and #CBBF4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB804D for text?

Black text on #CB804D has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.