Peru

#9c7747

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 soft. 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 #9c7747, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c7747

RGB156, 119, 71

HSL34, 37%, 45%

HSV34, 54%, 61%

CMYK0%, 24%, 54%, 39%

Lab52.64, 8.54, 31.77

XYZ21.44, 20.72, 8.83

Decimal10254151

Web safe#996633

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#8f6d41 #81623b #745835 #664e2e #594428 #4b3922 #3e2f1c #302516 #231a10 #15100a

Tints of peru

#ae854f #b79261 #bf9e73 #c8ab85 #d0b798 #d8c4aa #e1d1bc #e9ddce #f1eae1 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#476c9c Analogous#9c4d47 Analogous#979c47 Triadic#479c77 Triadic#77479c Split complementary#47979c Split complementary#4c479c

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 54, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c7747 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 54 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 54 45

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 #9c7747 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c7747; }
.text { color: #9c7747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7747; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9c7747 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c7747 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 #9c7747 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 #9c7747 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #9c7747 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 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.