Peru

#d48801

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

This is Peru, a vivid orange at 38 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #d48801, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d48801

RGB212, 136, 1

HSL38, 99%, 42%

HSV38, 100%, 83%

CMYK0%, 36%, 100%, 17%

Lab63.02, 21.04, 68.48

XYZ35.96, 31.61, 4.23

Decimal13928449

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone138 C

Shades of peru

#c27c01 #b07101 #9e6501 #8b5901 #794e01 #674200 #553600 #432b00 #311f00 #1e1400

Tints of peru

#f09a01 #fea80f #feb22b #febc47 #fec662 #fed07e #ffda9a #ffe4b6 #ffeed1 #fff9ed

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#014dd4 Analogous#d41e01 Analogous#b7d401 Triadic#01d488 Triadic#8801d4 Split complementary#01b7d4 Split complementary#1e01d4

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, 36, 100, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d48801 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 100 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 96 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 #d48801 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d48801; }
.text { color: #d48801; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d48801; }

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 #d48801 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d48801 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 #d48801 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 #d48801 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 #d48801 are worked out. 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.