Peru

#b17849

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 #b17849, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b17849

RGB177, 120, 73

HSL27, 42%, 49%

HSV27, 59%, 69%

CMYK0%, 32%, 59%, 31%

Lab55.34, 17.28, 34.54

XYZ26.05, 23.26, 9.42

Decimal11630665

Web safe#996633

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#a16d43 #92633c #825836 #734e2f #634329 #543923 #442e1c #352416 #25190f #160f09

Tints of peru

#ba8458 #c19169 #c89e7a #cfaa8b #d6b79d #dec3ae #e5d0bf #ecddd0 #f3e9e1 #faf6f2

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4982b1 Analogous#b1494e Analogous#b1ac49 Triadic#49b178 Triadic#7849b1 Split complementary#49b1ac Split complementary#494eb1

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 59, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b17849 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 59 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 58 37

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 #b17849 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b17849; }
.text { color: #b17849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17849; }

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 #b17849 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b17849 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 #b17849 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 #b17849 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 #b17849 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.