Peru

#cd8533

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 #cd8533, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd8533

RGB205, 133, 51

HSL32, 61%, 50%

HSV32, 75%, 80%

CMYK0%, 35%, 75%, 20%

Lab61.65, 20.81, 53.3

XYZ34.16, 29.99, 7.12

Decimal13468979

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone1385 C

Shades of peru

#bc792e #a96e2a #976225 #855621 #734a1c #613f18 #4f3313 #3d270f #2b1c0a #191006

Tints of peru

#d29046 #d69c59 #dba76c #e0b27f #e4be92 #e9c9a5 #eed4b8 #f2e0cb #f7ebde #fbf6f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#337bcd Analogous#cd3833 Analogous#c8cd33 Triadic#33cd85 Triadic#8533cd Split complementary#33c8cd Split complementary#3833cd

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 75, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd8533 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 75 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 73 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 #cd8533 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd8533; }
.text { color: #cd8533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8533; }

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 #cd8533 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd8533 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 #cd8533 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 #cd8533 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 #cd8533 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.