Peru

#bb9072

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 25 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 #bb9072, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb9072

RGB187, 144, 114

HSL25, 35%, 59%

HSV25, 39%, 73%

CMYK0%, 23%, 39%, 27%

Lab63.12, 12.18, 22.19

XYZ33.5, 31.73, 20.28

Decimal12292210

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone4655 C

Shades of peru

#b28260 #a77450 #946748 #825a3f #704e36 #5e412d #4b3424 #39281c #271b13 #150e0a

Tints of peru

#c19a7f #c7a48c #ceae99 #d4b9a6 #dac3b2 #e0cdbf #e7d7cc #ede1d9 #f3ebe6 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#729dbb Analogous#bb7279 Analogous#bbb472 Triadic#72bb90 Triadic#9072bb Split complementary#72bbb4 Split complementary#7279bb

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, 23, 39, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb9072 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 39 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 40 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 #bb9072 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb9072; }
.text { color: #bb9072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9072; }

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 #bb9072 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb9072 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 #bb9072 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 #bb9072 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 #bb9072 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.