Peru

#bb8769

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

This is Peru, a soft orange at 22 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 #bb8769, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb8769

RGB187, 135, 105

HSL22, 38%, 57%

HSV22, 44%, 73%

CMYK0%, 28%, 44%, 27%

Lab60.7, 16.15, 23.98

XYZ31.71, 28.91, 17.27

Decimal12289897

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone4645 C

Shades of peru

#b37957 #a56c4b #936043 #81543a #6f4932 #5d3d2a #4b3122 #39251a #271a12 #150e0a

Tints of peru

#c19277 #c79d85 #cea892 #d4b3a0 #dabeae #e0c9bc #e7d4c9 #eddfd7 #f3eae5 #f9f5f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#699dbb Analogous#bb6974 Analogous#bbb069 Triadic#69bb87 Triadic#8769bb Split complementary#69bbb0 Split complementary#6974bb

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 44, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb8769 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 44 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 44 33

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 #bb8769 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb8769; }
.text { color: #bb8769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8769; }

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 #bb8769 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb8769 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 #bb8769 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 #bb8769 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 #bb8769 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.