Peru

#a87740

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for peru, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Peru, a soft orange at 32 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #a87740, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a87740

RGB168, 119, 64

HSL32, 45%, 45%

HSV32, 62%, 66%

CMYK0%, 29%, 62%, 34%

Lab53.91, 13.25, 37.37

XYZ23.67, 21.89, 7.83

Decimal11040576

Web safe#996633

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#996d3a #8b6235 #7c582f #6e4e2a #5f4324 #50391f #422f19 #332414 #251a0e #161008

Tints of peru

#b98449 #c1915b #c89e6e #cfaa81 #d6b794 #ddc4a7 #e5d0ba #ecddcc #f3eadf #faf6f2

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4071a8 Analogous#a84340 Analogous#a5a840 Triadic#40a877 Triadic#7740a8 Split complementary#40a5a8 Split complementary#4340a8

Peru in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 62, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a87740 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 62 34

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 61 40

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #a87740 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a87740; }
.text { color: #a87740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87740; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a87740 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a87740 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Peru on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a87740 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around peru? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn peru into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a87740 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from peru, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #a87740 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.