Peru

#b7792c

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

This is Peru, a strong orange at 33 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 #b7792c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7792c

RGB183, 121, 44

HSL33, 61%, 45%

HSV33, 76%, 72%

CMYK0%, 34%, 76%, 28%

Lab56.01, 17.56, 49.84

XYZ26.82, 23.92, 5.59

Decimal12024108

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone723 C

Shades of peru

#a76f28 #976424 #885a21 #784f1d #684519 #583a15 #483011 #38250e #291b0a #191006

Tints of peru

#cc8731 #d29446 #d8a05b #ddac70 #e2b986 #e7c59b #ecd2b0 #f1dec6 #f6eadb #fcf7f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2c6ab7 Analogous#b7342c Analogous#afb72c Triadic#2cb779 Triadic#792cb7 Split complementary#2cafb7 Split complementary#332cb7

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, 34, 76, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7792c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 76 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 74 34

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 #b7792c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7792c; }
.text { color: #b7792c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7792c; }

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 #b7792c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7792c 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 #b7792c 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 #b7792c 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 #b7792c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.