Peru

#b97113

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

Peru sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #b97113, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b97113

RGB185, 113, 19

HSL34, 81%, 40%

HSV34, 90%, 73%

CMYK0%, 39%, 90%, 27%

Lab54.21, 22.08, 57.31

XYZ26.03, 22.17, 3.52

Decimal12153107

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone153 C

Shades of peru

#a96711 #9a5e10 #8a540e #7a4b0d #6a410b #5b3709 #4b2e08 #3b2406 #2b1b04 #1c1103

Tints of peru

#d38116 #e8901e #eb9d38 #edaa52 #f0b76c #f3c486 #f5d0a0 #f8ddbb #fbead5 #fdf7ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#135bb9 Analogous#b91e13 Analogous#aeb913 Triadic#13b971 Triadic#7113b9 Split complementary#13aeb9 Split complementary#1e13b9

Peru in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 90, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b97113 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 90 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 87 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b97113 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b97113; }
.text { color: #b97113; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97113; }

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 #b97113 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b97113 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 #b97113 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 #b97113 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 #b97113 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.