Peru

#cd9a64

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

Peru sits in the orange range, mid and soft. 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 #cd9a64, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd9a64

RGB205, 154, 100

HSL31, 51%, 60%

HSV31, 51%, 80%

CMYK0%, 25%, 51%, 20%

Lab67.28, 12.66, 35.6

XYZ39.03, 37.01, 17.14

Decimal13474404

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone729 C

Shades of peru

#c68c4f #bd7f3d #a87136 #946330 #7f5529 #6a4722 #55391c #412b15 #2c1d0e #171007

Tints of peru

#d2a372 #d6ac80 #dbb68e #dfbf9d #e4c8ab #e8d1b9 #eddbc7 #f2e4d5 #f6ede3 #fbf6f2

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#6497cd Analogous#cd6564 Analogous#cccd64 Triadic#64cd9a Triadic#9a64cd Split complementary#64cbcd Split complementary#6564cd

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 51, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd9a64 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 51 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 51 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 #cd9a64 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd9a64; }
.text { color: #cd9a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9a64; }

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 #cd9a64 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd9a64 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 #cd9a64 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 #cd9a64 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 #cd9a64 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. 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.