Peruvian (C9AE4A) — 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 #C9AE4A

RGB rgb(201, 174, 74)

HSL hsl(47°, 54%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:13% Y:63% K:21%

Luminance 0.4392

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.18:1

Aa — #C9AE4A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.64:1

Aa — #C9AE4A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9AE4A #4A66C9

Analogous

#C96E4A #C9AE4A #A5C94A

Triadic

#C9AE4A #4AC9AE #AE4AC9

Split-comp.

#C9AE4A #4AA5C9 #6E4AC9

Tetradic

#C9AE4A #4AC96E #4A66C9 #C94AA5

Monochromatic

#332D14 #7D6C31 #BDA756 #CCBA7B #E1D7B2

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