Peruvian (C6AE4E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Peruvian"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Peruvian pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #C6AE4E

RGB rgb(198, 174, 78)

HSL hsl(48°, 51%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:12% Y:61% K:22%

Luminance 0.4357

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.2:1

Aa — #C6AE4E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.57:1

Aa — #C6AE4E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C6AE4E #4E66C6

Analogous

#C6724E #C6AE4E #A2C64E

Triadic

#C6AE4E #4EC6AE #AE4EC6

Split-comp.

#C6AE4E #4EA2C6 #724EC6

Tetradic

#C6AE4E #4EC672 #4E66C6 #C64EA2

Monochromatic

#322C15 #7A6C33 #BAA75A #C9BA7E #DFD7B3

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