Peru

#cb9952

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #cb9952, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb9952

RGB203, 153, 82

HSL35, 54%, 56%

HSV35, 60%, 80%

CMYK0%, 25%, 60%, 20%

Lab66.59, 10.88, 43.99

XYZ37.54, 36.09, 12.97

Decimal13343058

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone722 C

Shades of peru

#c58d3e #b48036 #a07230 #8d642a #795624 #66481f #523a19 #3f2d13 #2b1f0d #181107

Tints of peru

#d0a262 #d5ac72 #d9b582 #debf92 #e3c8a2 #e8d1b2 #eddbc1 #f1e4d1 #f6eee1 #fbf7f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#5284cb Analogous#cb5d52 Analogous#c1cb52 Triadic#52cb99 Triadic#9952cb Split complementary#52c1cb Split complementary#5c52cb

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 60, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb9952 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 60 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 59 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #cb9952 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb9952; }
.text { color: #cb9952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9952; }

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 #cb9952 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb9952 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 #cb9952 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 #cb9952 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

Here is how the numbers for #cb9952 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.