Peru

#b78f66

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

Peru is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #b78f66, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b78f66

RGB183, 143, 102

HSL30, 36%, 56%

HSV30, 44%, 72%

CMYK0%, 22%, 44%, 28%

Lab62.23, 9.73, 27.57

XYZ31.75, 30.67, 16.82

Decimal12029798

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone729 C

Shades of peru

#af8255 #9f764b #8e6943 #7d5c3b #6b4f32 #5a422a #493622 #37291a #261c12 #150f0a

Tints of peru

#be9974 #c4a482 #cbae90 #d2b89e #d8c3ac #dfcdbb #e5d7c9 #ece1d7 #f3ece5 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#668eb7 Analogous#b76666 Analogous#b6b766 Triadic#66b78f Triadic#8f66b7 Split complementary#66b6b7 Split complementary#6766b7

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, 22, 44, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b78f66 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 44 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 44 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #b78f66 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b78f66; }
.text { color: #b78f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78f66; }

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 #b78f66 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b78f66 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 #b78f66 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 #b78f66 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 #b78f66 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.