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Peru Palette

Peru Palette is a generated palette built from #CD853F, #4087CE, #CE4040, #CECE40. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Peru Palette combines primary #CD853F, secondary #4087CE, surface #CE4040, background #CECE40, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#CD853FPeru
Secondary#4087CE#4087CE
Surface#CE4040#CE4040
Background#CECE40#CECE40
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-peru-primary: #CD853F;
--palette-peru-secondary: #4087CE;
--palette-peru-surface: #CE4040;
--palette-peru-background: #CECE40;
--palette-peru-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#CD853F
Black 7.02:1 · White 2.99:1
Best #000000
Secondary#4087CE
Black 5.57:1 · White 3.77:1
Best #000000
Surface#CE4040
Black 4.43:1 · White 4.74:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#CECE40
Black 12.53:1 · White 1.68:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Peru Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Peru Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3011
Black text7.02:1AA Pass
White text2.99:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#CD853F",
    "name": "Peru"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#4087CE",
    "name": "#4087CE"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CE4040",
    "name": "#CE4040"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CECE40",
    "name": "#CECE40"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#CD853F",
    "name": "Peru",
    "blackContrast": 7.02,
    "whiteContrast": 2.99,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#4087CE",
    "name": "#4087CE",
    "blackContrast": 5.57,
    "whiteContrast": 3.77,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CE4040",
    "name": "#CE4040",
    "blackContrast": 4.43,
    "whiteContrast": 4.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CECE40",
    "name": "#CECE40",
    "blackContrast": 12.53,
    "whiteContrast": 1.68,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "peru palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-peru-primary: #CD853F;\n--palette-peru-secondary: #4087CE;\n--palette-peru-surface: #CE4040;\n--palette-peru-background: #CECE40;\n--palette-peru-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "peru",
  "name": "Peru Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "peru",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Peru, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Peru Palette combines primary #CD853F, secondary #4087CE, surface #CE4040, background #CECE40, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "peru palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CD853F",
      "slug": "peru",
      "name": "Peru",
      "rgb": [
        205,
        133,
        63
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        59,
        53
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        35,
        69,
        20
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3011,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.02,
        "white": 2.99
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/peru/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4087CE",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4087CE",
      "rgb": [
        64,
        135,
        206
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        59,
        53
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        69,
        34,
        0,
        19
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2287,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.57,
        "white": 3.77
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/4087ce/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CE4040",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CE4040",
      "rgb": [
        206,
        64,
        64
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        59,
        53
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        69,
        69,
        19
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1716,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.43,
        "white": 4.74
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/ce4040/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CECE40",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CECE40",
      "rgb": [
        206,
        206,
        64
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        59,
        53
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        69,
        19
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5763,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.53,
        "white": 1.68
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/cece40/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CD853F",
      "name": "Peru"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4087CE",
      "name": "#4087CE"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CE4040",
      "name": "#CE4040"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CECE40",
      "name": "#CECE40"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CD853F",
      "name": "Peru",
      "blackContrast": 7.02,
      "whiteContrast": 2.99,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4087CE",
      "name": "#4087CE",
      "blackContrast": 5.57,
      "whiteContrast": 3.77,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CE4040",
      "name": "#CE4040",
      "blackContrast": 4.43,
      "whiteContrast": 4.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CECE40",
      "name": "#CECE40",
      "blackContrast": 12.53,
      "whiteContrast": 1.68,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-peru-primary: #CD853F;\n--palette-peru-secondary: #4087CE;\n--palette-peru-surface: #CE4040;\n--palette-peru-background: #CECE40;\n--palette-peru-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/peru.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/peru/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/peru.json"
}
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