Peru

#cd7f09

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

Peru is a deep orange with rich warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #cd7f09, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd7f09

RGB205, 127, 9

HSL36, 92%, 42%

HSV36, 96%, 80%

CMYK0%, 38%, 96%, 20%

Lab60.05, 22.97, 64.81

XYZ32.82, 28.18, 3.97

Decimal13467401

Web safe#cc6600

Pantone1385 C

Shades of peru

#bb7408 #aa6907 #985e07 #875306 #754905 #643e04 #523304 #402803 #2f1d02 #1d1201

Tints of peru

#e8900a #f59d19 #f6a933 #f7b44e #f8bf69 #facb83 #fbd69e #fce1b9 #fdecd3 #fef8ee

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#0957cd Analogous#cd1d09 Analogous#b9cd09 Triadic#09cd7f Triadic#7f09cd Split complementary#09b9cd Split complementary#1d09cd

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, 38, 96, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd7f09 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 96 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 92 26

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #cd7f09 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd7f09; }
.text { color: #cd7f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7f09; }

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 #cd7f09 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd7f09 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 #cd7f09 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 #cd7f09 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 #cd7f09 is computed, not guessed. 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.