Peru

#aa754d

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

This is Peru, a soft orange at 26 degrees. 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 #aa754d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa754d

RGB170, 117, 77

HSL26, 38%, 48%

HSV26, 55%, 67%

CMYK0%, 31%, 55%, 33%

Lab53.82, 16.3, 30.29

XYZ24.28, 21.8, 9.95

Decimal11171149

Web safe#996666

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#9b6b46 #8c6040 #7d5639 #6e4c32 #60422b #513725 #422d1e #332317 #241910 #150e0a

Tints of peru

#b5815b #bc8e6c #c49b7d #cca88d #d3b59e #dbc2af #e3cfc0 #eadcd1 #f2e9e2 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4d82aa Analogous#aa4d54 Analogous#aaa34d Triadic#4daa75 Triadic#754daa Split complementary#4daaa3 Split complementary#4d54aa

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 55, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa754d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 55 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 55 39

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 #aa754d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa754d; }
.text { color: #aa754d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa754d; }

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 #aa754d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa754d 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 #aa754d 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 #aa754d 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 #aa754d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.