Peru

#cc9869

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 #cc9869, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cc9869
RGB204, 152, 105
HSL28, 49%, 61%
HSV28, 49%, 80%
CMYK0%, 25%, 49%, 20%
Lab66.76, 13.81, 32.24
XYZ38.68, 36.31, 18.34
Decimal13408361
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone729 C
Pantone729 CHex#cc9869Rgb204 152 105Cmyk0 25 49 20Lab67 14 32Darker#7c512aDeep#b1743cLighter#dbbda1

Shades of peru

Tints of peru

Colors that go with peru

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, 25, 49, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cc9869 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 25 49 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 27 49 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 #cc9869 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cc9869; }
.text { color: #cc9869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9869; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cc9869 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.54:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cc9869 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 #cc9869 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cc9869 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from peru, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cc9869 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.