peru — #CD853F
#CD853F
rgb(205, 133, 63) · hsl(30, 59%, 53%) · CSS keyword peru
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| peru on white | 2.99:1 | — | — |
| peru on black | 7.02:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, peru takes black text: 7.02:1 against 2.99:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: peru;
color: #cd853f;
color: rgb(205 133 63);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to peru
- darkgoldenrod — #B8860B
- chocolate — #D2691E
- goldenrod — #DAA520
- darksalmon — #E9967A
- coral — #FF7F50
- lightcoral — #F08080
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for peru?
The hex code for peru is #CD853F — RGB 205, 133, 63.
Can I use peru for text?
Not on a white background. peru reaches only 2.99:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on peru be black or white?
Black — 7.02:1 against 2.99:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- pink — #FFC0CB
- plum — #DDA0DD
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- purple — #800080
- rebeccapurple — #663399
- red — #FF0000
- rosybrown — #BC8F8F
- royalblue — #4169E1
- saddlebrown — #8B4513
- salmon — #FA8072
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- seagreen — #2E8B57
#CD853F in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference