Peru

#c38121

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 36 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 #c38121, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c38121

RGB195, 129, 33

HSL36, 71%, 45%

HSV36, 83%, 76%

CMYK0%, 34%, 83%, 24%

Lab59.35, 18.0, 57.75

XYZ30.63, 27.41, 5.12

Decimal12812577

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone145 C

Shades of peru

#b2761e #a16b1b #905f18 #7f5416 #6f4913 #5e3e10 #4d330d #3c280a #2b1c07 #1a1104

Tints of peru

#da9025 #de9b3b #e2a752 #e5b268 #e9be7f #edc995 #f1d5ac #f5e0c3 #f9ecd9 #fcf7f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2163c3 Analogous#c33021 Analogous#b4c321 Triadic#21c381 Triadic#8121c3 Split complementary#21b4c3 Split complementary#3021c3

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 83, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c38121 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 83 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 80 30

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 #c38121 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c38121; }
.text { color: #c38121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38121; }

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 #c38121 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c38121 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 #c38121 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 #c38121 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 #c38121 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.