Peru

#9f7f56

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

Peru is a mid orange with confident warmth. 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 #9f7f56, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f7f56

RGB159, 127, 86

HSL34, 30%, 48%

HSV34, 46%, 62%

CMYK0%, 20%, 46%, 38%

Lab55.3, 6.79, 26.92

XYZ23.57, 23.22, 12.04

Decimal10452822

Web safe#996666

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#91744e #836947 #755e3f #675338 #594730 #4c3c29 #3e3121 #30261a #221b12 #14100b

Tints of peru

#ab8b63 #b39773 #bca383 #c5af93 #cdbba3 #d6c7b3 #dfd3c3 #e7dfd3 #f0eae3 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#56769f Analogous#9f5b56 Analogous#9a9f56 Triadic#569f7f Triadic#7f569f Split complementary#569a9f Split complementary#5b569f

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 46, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f7f56 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 46 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 46 44

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 #9f7f56 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f7f56; }
.text { color: #9f7f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7f56; }

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 #9f7f56 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f7f56 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 #9f7f56 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 #9f7f56 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

Every value on this page for #9f7f56 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.