What color is #CD853F?

#CD853F is a moderate orange known as Peru. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peru?

The RGB value is 205, 133, 63: 205 red, 133 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peru?

The complementary color is #3F87CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD853F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peru color: hex code #CD853F

#CD853F rgb(205, 133, 63)

Shades of orange

Peru has the hex code #CD853F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 52.2% green and 24.7% blue (205, 133, 63).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 59% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 69% yellow and 20% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword peru.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

Peru (#CD853F) color codes

HEX	`#CD853F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 133, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 52.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 59%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 69%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, 21.4, 47.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 52.48, 65.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.464, 30.116, 8.7)`
Decimal	`13468991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peru, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CD853F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD853F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CD853F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd853f; }
.text { color: #cd853f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd853f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 133 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd853f, #cdcc3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CD853F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD853F?: #CD853F is a moderate orange known as Peru. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peru?: The RGB value is 205, 133, 63: 205 red, 133 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peru?: The complementary color is #3F87CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD853F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.