Peru

#d38913

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 #d38913, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d38913

RGB211, 137, 19

HSL37, 83%, 45%

HSV37, 91%, 83%

CMYK0%, 35%, 91%, 17%

Lab63.17, 20.28, 65.56

XYZ35.93, 31.79, 4.86

Decimal13863187

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone138 C

Shades of peru

#c17d11 #ae7110 #9c650e #8a590c #784e0b #654209 #533607 #412a06 #2e1e04 #1c1203

Tints of peru

#ea9816 #eca32e #eeae46 #f1b85e #f3c376 #f5cd8e #f7d8a6 #f9e3bf #fbedd7 #fef8ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#135dd3 Analogous#d32913 Analogous#bdd313 Triadic#13d389 Triadic#8913d3 Split complementary#13bdd3 Split complementary#2913d3

Peru in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 91, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d38913 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 91 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 88 23

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 #d38913 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d38913; }
.text { color: #d38913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d38913; }

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 #d38913 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d38913 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 #d38913 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 #d38913 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 #d38913 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.