Palettes / Colors / #CD8B56

#CD8B56 — Muted Brown

#CD8B56 is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the brown family.

#CD8B56 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 #5697CD; it also sits naturally between #CD565C and #CDC756. 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 55% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 58% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8B56

.text { color: #CD8B56; }
.background { background-color: #CD8B56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8B56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 139, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 54%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8B56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 139, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8B56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 139, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8B56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8B56">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5697CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8B56: #000000.

How #CD8B56 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 #CD8B56 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

← #CD8B55  ·  #CD8B57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD8B56?

#CD8B56 is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 139, 86). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8B56?

#CD8B56 is RGB 205, 139, 86 — HSL 27°, 54%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 58%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD8B56?

Its complement is #5697CD; analogous partners are #CD565C and #CDC756. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8B56 for text?

Black text on #CD8B56 has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.