Peru

#b38c58

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 #b38c58, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b38c58

RGB179, 140, 88

HSL34, 37%, 52%

HSV34, 51%, 70%

CMYK0%, 22%, 51%, 30%

Lab60.82, 8.28, 33.29

XYZ29.73, 29.04, 13.27

Decimal11766872

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone729 C

Shades of peru

#a7804c #977445 #87673d #775b36 #664e2f #564227 #463520 #362918 #251d11 #15100a

Tints of peru

#ba9767 #c1a177 #c8ac86 #cfb796 #d6c1a5 #ddccb5 #e4d7c4 #ebe1d4 #f2ece3 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#587fb3 Analogous#b35e58 Analogous#acb358 Triadic#58b38c Triadic#8c58b3 Split complementary#58acb3 Split complementary#5f58b3

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 51, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b38c58 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 51 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 51 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 #b38c58 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b38c58; }
.text { color: #b38c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38c58; }

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 #b38c58 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b38c58 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 #b38c58 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 #b38c58 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

Every value on this page for #b38c58 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.