BROWN

Peru

#CD853F

Conversions

HEX#CD853F

RGBrgb(205, 133, 63)

HSLhsl(30, 59%, 53%)

HSVhsv(30, 69%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #cd853f;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(205, 133, 63);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(30, 59%, 53%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.99 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.40 : 1

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About Peru

Peru is the hex color #CD853F, which translates to rgb(205, 133, 63) in RGB and hsl(30, 59%, 53%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 30 degrees, with a saturation of 59 percent and a lightness of 53 percent. That combination puts Peru in the workable middle of the brown family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Peru compares

Peru is exactly the CSS keyword peru, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-700 (#A65F00), at a distance of 16.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Bronze at 5.3. Sorted by lightness, Peru is number 21 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Peru

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Peru, led by Ink black at 6.40:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Peru already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Peru. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.40:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.45:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Peru

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Peru for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Peru

Format	Value
HEX	#CD853F
RGB	rgb(205, 133, 63)
HSL	hsl(30, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(30, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.82% 0.1227 62.18)
CIELAB	lab(61.75 21.40 47.92)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.