Peru is the CSS named color #CD853F — rgb(205, 133, 63), hsl(30, 59%, 53%). Its relative luminance is 0.301, giving 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #CD853F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 133, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 53%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.3011 |
| Contrast on white | 2.99:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 7.02:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing peru toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
peru is #CD853F, which is rgb(205, 133, 63) and hsl(30, 59%, 53%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Peru has a relative luminance of 0.301 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.99:1; against black, 7.02:1.
peru reaches 7.02:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.