Palettes / Colors / #CE9955

#CE9955 — Brown

#CE9955 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 #CE9955 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.

#CE9955 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 #5589CE; it also sits naturally between #CE5D55 and #C6CE55. 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 81% · Green 60% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 59% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE9955

.text { color: #CE9955; }
.background { background-color: #CE9955; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE9955; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 153, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 55%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE9955; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 153, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE9955; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 153, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE9955">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE9955">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5589CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE9955: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE9955

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 #CE9955 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 #CE9955 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

← #CE9954  ·  #CE9956 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE9955?

#CE9955 is Brown, a brown color (RGB 206, 153, 85). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE9955?

#CE9955 is RGB 206, 153, 85 — HSL 34°, 55%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 59%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE9955?

Its complement is #5589CE; analogous partners are #CE5D55 and #C6CE55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE9955 for text?

Black text on #CE9955 has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.