Peru

#b2835e

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 #b2835e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2835e

RGB178, 131, 94

HSL26, 35%, 53%

HSV26, 47%, 70%

CMYK0%, 26%, 47%, 30%

Lab58.51, 13.47, 27.04

XYZ28.5, 26.51, 14.2

Decimal11699038

Web safe#999966

Pantone4645 C

Shades of peru

#a87750 #976b48 #876041 #775439 #664831 #563d29 #463121 #35261a #251a12 #150f0a

Tints of peru

#b98e6d #c09a7c #c7a58b #ceb19a #d6bca8 #ddc8b7 #e4d3c6 #ebdfd5 #f2eae4 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#5e8db2 Analogous#b25e63 Analogous#b2ad5e Triadic#5eb283 Triadic#835eb2 Split complementary#5eb2ad Split complementary#5e63b2

Peru in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 47, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2835e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 47 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 47 36

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 #b2835e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2835e; }
.text { color: #b2835e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2835e; }

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 #b2835e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2835e 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 #b2835e 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 #b2835e 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 #b2835e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.