#CD853FPeru reads as a moderately saturated orange with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes peru a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Peru is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on peru hits 7.02:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.99:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of peru sits at 210° — #4087CE, close to steelblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for peru in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from peru's position on the color wheel (hue 30°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix peru toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how peru performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Peru | 2.99:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Peru | 7.02:1 | AAA | AAA |
#AEAD50#B2B754#C95D60Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword peru directly.
:root {
--peru: #CD853F;
--peru-rgb: 205, 133, 63;
--peru-tint: #E4BC95;
--peru-shade: #714923;
}
.btn-peru {
background: var(--peru);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'peru': {
DEFAULT: '#CD853F',
light: '#E4BC95',
dark: '#714923',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.