Peru

#a16d2e

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

Peru is a deep orange with rich warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #a16d2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a16d2e

RGB161, 109, 46

HSL33, 56%, 41%

HSV33, 71%, 63%

CMYK0%, 32%, 71%, 37%

Lab50.35, 14.65, 42.26

XYZ20.66, 18.71, 5.11

Decimal10579246

Web safe#996633

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#93642a #865a26 #785122 #6a481e #5c3f1a #4f3516 #412c13 #33230f #26190b #181007

Tints of peru

#b77c34 #c88b40 #cf9856 #d5a66c #dbb382 #e2c198 #e8ceaf #eedcc5 #f5e9db #fbf7f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2e62a1 Analogous#a1342e Analogous#9ba12e Triadic#2ea16d Triadic#6d2ea1 Split complementary#2e9ca1 Split complementary#332ea1

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 71, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a16d2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 71 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 69 43

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #a16d2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a16d2e; }
.text { color: #a16d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16d2e; }

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 #a16d2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a16d2e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Peru on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a16d2e 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn peru into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a16d2e 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 #a16d2e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.