Peru

#cb8a2b

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

Peru is a mid orange with balanced 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 #cb8a2b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb8a2b

RGB203, 138, 43

HSL36, 65%, 48%

HSV36, 79%, 80%

CMYK0%, 32%, 79%, 20%

Lab62.55, 16.9, 57.35

XYZ34.15, 31.05, 6.48

Decimal13339179

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone145 C

Shades of peru

#b97e27 #a77223 #966620 #845a1c #724e18 #604114 #4f3511 #3d290d #2b1d09 #191105

Tints of peru

#d59639 #d9a14e #deac62 #e2b676 #e6c18b #ebcc9f #efd7b3 #f3e2c8 #f8ecdc #fcf7f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2b6ccb Analogous#cb3a2b Analogous#bccb2b Triadic#2bcb8a Triadic#8a2bcb Split complementary#2bbccb Split complementary#3a2bcb

Peru in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 32, 79, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb8a2b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 79 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 77 26

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 #cb8a2b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb8a2b; }
.text { color: #cb8a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8a2b; }

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 #cb8a2b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb8a2b 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 #cb8a2b 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 #cb8a2b 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 #cb8a2b 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.