Peru

#bd730c

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

Peru is a deep orange with rich warmth. 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 #bd730c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd730c

RGB189, 115, 12

HSL35, 88%, 39%

HSV35, 94%, 74%

CMYK0%, 39%, 94%, 26%

Lab55.18, 22.61, 59.9

XYZ27.18, 23.11, 3.38

Decimal12415756

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone153 C

Shades of peru

#ad690b #9d600a #8d5609 #7d4c08 #6d4207 #5d3906 #4d2f05 #3d2504 #2d1b03 #1d1202

Tints of peru

#d8840e #f09413 #f2a02f #f4ad4a #f5b965 #f7c681 #f9d29c #fadeb7 #fcebd3 #fef7ee

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#0c56bd Analogous#bd1b0c Analogous#afbd0c Triadic#0cbd73 Triadic#730cbd Split complementary#0cafbd Split complementary#1a0cbd

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, 94, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd730c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 94 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 90 32

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 #bd730c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd730c; }
.text { color: #bd730c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd730c; }

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 #bd730c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd730c 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 #bd730c 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 #bd730c 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 #bd730c 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.