Palettes / Colors / #CDA151

#CDA151 — Brown

#CDA151 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 #CDA151 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.

#CDA151 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 #517CCD; it also sits naturally between #CD6451 and #BACD51. 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 63% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 60% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDA151

.text { color: #CDA151; }
.background { background-color: #CDA151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDA151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 161, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 55%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDA151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 161, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDA151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 161, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDA151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDA151">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #517CCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDA151: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDA151

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 #CDA151 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 #CDA151 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 #CDA151?

#CDA151 is Brown, a brown color (RGB 205, 161, 81). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDA151?

#CDA151 is RGB 205, 161, 81 — HSL 39°, 55%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 60%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDA151?

Its complement is #517CCD; analogous partners are #CD6451 and #BACD51. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDA151 for text?

Black text on #CDA151 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.