Palettes / Colors / #CF985E

#CF985E — Muted Brown

#CF985E 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 #CF985E 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.

#CF985E 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 #5E95CF; it also sits naturally between #CF605E and #CDCF5E. 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 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 55% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF985E

.text { color: #CF985E; }
.background { background-color: #CF985E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF985E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 152, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 54%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF985E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 152, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF985E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 152, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF985E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF985E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E95CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF985E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF985E

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 #CF985E 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 #CF985E 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

← #CF985D  ·  #CF985F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF985E?

#CF985E is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 207, 152, 94). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF985E?

#CF985E is RGB 207, 152, 94 — HSL 31°, 54%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 55%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF985E?

Its complement is #5E95CF; analogous partners are #CF605E and #CDCF5E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF985E for text?

Black text on #CF985E has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.