Peru

#c57d2a

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

Peru is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #c57d2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c57d2a

RGB197, 125, 42

HSL32, 65%, 47%

HSV32, 79%, 77%

CMYK0%, 37%, 79%, 23%

Lab58.7, 21.37, 53.88

XYZ30.78, 26.7, 5.72

Decimal12942634

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone1385 C

Shades of peru

#b47226 #a36723 #915c1f #80511b #6f4718 #5e3c14 #4d3110 #3c260d #2a1b09 #191005

Tints of peru

#d48a34 #d89649 #dda25e #e1ae73 #e6ba88 #eac69d #efd2b2 #f3dec7 #f7eadb #fcf6f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2a72c5 Analogous#c52f2a Analogous#c0c52a Triadic#2ac57d Triadic#7d2ac5 Split complementary#2ac0c5 Split complementary#2f2ac5

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 79, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c57d2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 79 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 77 29

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 #c57d2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c57d2a; }
.text { color: #c57d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c57d2a; }

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 #c57d2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c57d2a 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 #c57d2a 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 #c57d2a 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 #c57d2a 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.