Peru

#bc7a31

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

This is Peru, a strong orange at 32 degrees. 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 #bc7a31, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc7a31

RGB188, 122, 49

HSL32, 59%, 46%

HSV32, 74%, 74%

CMYK0%, 35%, 74%, 26%

Lab56.91, 19.42, 48.73

XYZ28.25, 24.83, 6.21

Decimal12352049

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone723 C

Shades of peru

#ac6f2d #9b6528 #8b5a24 #7b5020 #6a451c #5a3a17 #493013 #39250f #291a0b #181006

Tints of peru

#cc873b #d1934f #d6a063 #dcac77 #e1b88c #e6c5a0 #ebd1b4 #f1dec8 #f6eadd #fbf6f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#3173bc Analogous#bc3431 Analogous#b9bc31 Triadic#31bc7a Triadic#7a31bc Split complementary#31b9bc Split complementary#3431bc

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 74, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc7a31 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 74 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 72 32

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 #bc7a31 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc7a31; }
.text { color: #bc7a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc7a31; }

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 #bc7a31 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc7a31 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 #bc7a31 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 #bc7a31 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 #bc7a31 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.