Peru

#b87f35

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 strong. 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 #b87f35, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b87f35

RGB184, 127, 53

HSL34, 55%, 46%

HSV34, 71%, 72%

CMYK0%, 31%, 71%, 28%

Lab57.68, 15.1, 47.53

XYZ28.0, 25.63, 6.84

Decimal12091189

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone723 C

Shades of peru

#a87430 #98692c #885e27 #785323 #68481e #583d19 #483215 #382710 #281b0b #181007

Tints of peru

#c88c3f #cd9853 #d3a466 #d9b07a #debc8e #e4c7a2 #ead3b6 #f0dfca #f5ebdd #fbf7f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#356eb8 Analogous#b83d35 Analogous#b0b835 Triadic#35b87f Triadic#7f35b8 Split complementary#35b0b8 Split complementary#3d35b8

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 71, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b87f35 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 71 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 69 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 #b87f35 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b87f35; }
.text { color: #b87f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b87f35; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b87f35 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b87f35 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 #b87f35 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 #b87f35 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #b87f35 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.