Peru

#a48659

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 #a48659, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a48659

RGB164, 134, 89

HSL36, 30%, 50%

HSV36, 46%, 64%

CMYK0%, 18%, 46%, 36%

Lab57.72, 5.32, 28.48

XYZ25.64, 25.66, 13.05

Decimal10782297

Web safe#999966

Pantone729 C

Shades of peru

#967a51 #876e49 #796342 #6a573a #5c4b32 #4e3f2a #3f3422 #31281a #221c13 #14100b

Tints of peru

#ad9168 #b59d77 #bea887 #c6b396 #cfbea6 #d7cab5 #dfd5c5 #e8e0d4 #f0ebe4 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#5977a4 Analogous#a46159 Analogous#9da459 Triadic#59a486 Triadic#8659a4 Split complementary#599ca4 Split complementary#6059a4

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 46, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a48659 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 46 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 46 42

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 #a48659 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a48659; }
.text { color: #a48659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48659; }

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 #a48659 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a48659 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 #a48659 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 #a48659 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 #a48659 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.