Peru

#b37e44

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 31 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #b37e44, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b37e44

RGB179, 126, 68

HSL31, 45%, 48%

HSV31, 62%, 70%

CMYK0%, 30%, 62%, 30%

Lab57.0, 14.41, 39.22

XYZ27.09, 24.92, 8.85

Decimal11763268

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#a3733e #946838 #845d32 #74522c #654726 #553c20 #45311a #362614 #261b0e #161008

Tints of peru

#bd8a52 #c49664 #cba276 #d2ae87 #d8ba99 #dfc6ab #e6d2bd #eddecf #f3eae0 #faf6f2

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4479b3 Analogous#b34644 Analogous#b0b344 Triadic#44b37e Triadic#7e44b3 Split complementary#44b0b3 Split complementary#4644b3

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, 30, 62, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b37e44 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 30 62 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 32 61 36

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 #b37e44 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b37e44; }
.text { color: #b37e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b37e44; }

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 #b37e44 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b37e44 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 #b37e44 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 #b37e44 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 #b37e44 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.