Peru

#c97c40

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 26 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 #c97c40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c97c40

RGB201, 124, 64

HSL26, 56%, 52%

HSV26, 68%, 79%

CMYK0%, 38%, 68%, 21%

Lab59.16, 24.66, 44.44

XYZ32.22, 27.2, 8.4

Decimal13204544

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone723 C

Shades of peru

#bc7035 #aa6530 #985b2b #855026 #734521 #613a1b #4f2f16 #3c2411 #2a190c #180e07

Tints of peru

#ce8852 #d39463 #d8a075 #ddad87 #e2b999 #e7c5aa #ecd1bc #f1ddce #f6e9df #fbf5f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#408dc9 Analogous#c94048 Analogous#c9c140 Triadic#40c97c Triadic#7c40c9 Split complementary#40c9c1 Split complementary#4048c9

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 68, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c97c40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 68 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 67 27

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 #c97c40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c97c40; }
.text { color: #c97c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c97c40; }

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 #c97c40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c97c40 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 #c97c40 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 #c97c40 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 #c97c40 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.