Peru

#ce8c60

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

This is Peru, a soft orange at 24 degrees. 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 #ce8c60, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ce8c60
RGB206, 140, 96
HSL24, 53%, 59%
HSV24, 53%, 81%
CMYK0%, 32%, 53%, 19%
Lab63.94, 20.35, 33.54
XYZ36.94, 32.72, 15.44
Decimal13536352
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone722 C
Pantone722 CHex#ce8c60Rgb206 140 96Cmyk0 32 53 19Lab64 20 34Darker#7a4726Deep#b06736Lighter#dbb49a

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, 32, 53, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ce8c60 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 32 53 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 53 25
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 #ce8c60 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ce8c60; }
.text { color: #ce8c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce8c60; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ce8c60 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.78:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.54:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ce8c60 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 #ce8c60 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 #ce8c60 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ce8c60 is computed, not guessed. 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.