Palettes / Colors / #CD8A5E

#CD8A5E — Muted Brown

#CD8A5E 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 #CD8A5E 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.

#CD8A5E 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 #5FA2CE; it also sits naturally between #CE5F6A and #CEC35F. 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 54% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 54% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8A5E

.text { color: #CD8A5E; }
.background { background-color: #CD8A5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8A5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 138, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 53%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8A5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 138, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8A5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 138, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8A5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8A5E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FA2CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8A5E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD8A5E

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 #CD8A5E 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 #CD8A5E 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

← #CD8A5D  ·  #CD8A5F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD8A5E?

#CD8A5E is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 138, 94). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8A5E?

#CD8A5E is RGB 205, 138, 94 — HSL 24°, 53%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 54%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD8A5E?

Its complement is #5FA2CE; analogous partners are #CE5F6A and #CEC35F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8A5E for text?

Black text on #CD8A5E has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.