Peru

#c8751d

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

Peru is a mid orange with confident warmth. 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 #c8751d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8751d

RGB200, 117, 29

HSL31, 75%, 45%

HSV31, 86%, 78%

CMYK0%, 42%, 86%, 22%

Lab57.16, 26.59, 57.5

XYZ30.4, 25.09, 4.4

Decimal13137181

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone1385 C

Shades of peru

#b76b1a #a56118 #945715 #834c13 #714210 #60380e #4f2e0b #3d2409 #2c1a06 #1b1004

Tints of peru

#df8221 #e28f38 #e59c4f #e9a966 #ecb67c #efc393 #f3d0aa #f6ddc1 #f9e9d8 #fdf6ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#1d70c8 Analogous#c8201d Analogous#c5c81d Triadic#1dc875 Triadic#751dc8 Split complementary#1dc6c8 Split complementary#1f1dc8

Peru in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 86, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8751d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 86 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 83 28

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #c8751d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8751d; }
.text { color: #c8751d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8751d; }

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 #c8751d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8751d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Peru on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c8751d 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn peru into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c8751d 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 #c8751d 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.