Peru

#a77a46

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #a77a46, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a77a46

RGB167, 122, 70

HSL32, 41%, 46%

HSV32, 58%, 65%

CMYK0%, 27%, 58%, 35%

Lab54.63, 11.58, 35.03

XYZ24.0, 22.58, 8.89

Decimal10975814

Web safe#996633

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#986f40 #8a653a #7b5a34 #6d502e #5e4528 #503a21 #41301b #332515 #241a0f #161009

Tints of peru

#b68751 #bd9363 #c5a075 #cdac87 #d4b899 #dcc5ab #e3d1bc #ebdece #f2eae0 #faf6f2

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4673a7 Analogous#a74a46 Analogous#a3a746 Triadic#46a77a Triadic#7a46a7 Split complementary#46a3a7 Split complementary#4a46a7

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 58, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a77a46 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 58 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 57 41

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 #a77a46 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a77a46; }
.text { color: #a77a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77a46; }

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 #a77a46 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a77a46 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 #a77a46 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 #a77a46 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

Here is how the numbers for #a77a46 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.