Peru

#bc802c

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 35 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 #bc802c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc802c

RGB188, 128, 44

HSL35, 62%, 45%

HSV35, 77%, 74%

CMYK0%, 32%, 77%, 26%

Lab58.33, 15.87, 52.32

XYZ28.91, 26.31, 5.94

Decimal12353580

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone145 C

Shades of peru

#ac7528 #9b6a24 #8b5f21 #7b541d #6a4819 #5a3d15 #4a3211 #39270d #291c0a #191106

Tints of peru

#cf8e33 #d49a48 #d9a55d #deb172 #e3bd87 #e8c89c #edd4b1 #f2e0c6 #f7ebdb #fcf7f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2c68bc Analogous#bc382c Analogous#b0bc2c Triadic#2cbc80 Triadic#802cbc Split complementary#2cb0bc Split complementary#382cbc

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, 32, 77, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc802c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 77 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 75 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 #bc802c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc802c; }
.text { color: #bc802c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc802c; }

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 #bc802c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc802c 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 #bc802c 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 #bc802c 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

Here is how the numbers for #bc802c are worked out. 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.