Peru

#de8a40

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

Peru sits in the orange range, mid and strong. 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 #de8a40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de8a40

RGB222, 138, 64

HSL28, 71%, 56%

HSV28, 71%, 87%

CMYK0%, 38%, 71%, 13%

Lab65.02, 25.89, 51.58

XYZ40.14, 34.08, 9.31

Decimal14584384

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone722 C

Shades of peru

#da7d2a #c87023 #b3641f #9d581b #874c17 #713f14 #5b3310 #46270c #301b08 #1a0f05

Tints of peru

#e19552 #e4a063 #e7aa75 #eab586 #edc098 #f0cba9 #f3d5bb #f6e0cd #f9ebde #fcf6f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4094de Analogous#de4045 Analogous#ded940 Triadic#40de8a Triadic#8a40de Split complementary#40ded9 Split complementary#4045de

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, 38, 71, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de8a40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 71 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 69 19

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 #de8a40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de8a40; }
.text { color: #de8a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8a40; }

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 #de8a40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de8a40 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 #de8a40 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 #de8a40 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

Here is how the numbers for #de8a40 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.