Peru

#d88a12

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 36 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #d88a12, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d88a12

RGB216, 138, 18

HSL36, 85%, 46%

HSV36, 92%, 85%

CMYK0%, 36%, 92%, 15%

Lab64.01, 21.88, 66.67

XYZ37.52, 32.82, 4.93

Decimal14191122

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone138 C

Shades of peru

#c57e10 #b2720f #a0660d #8d5a0c #7a4e0a #674209 #553607 #422a05 #2f1e04 #1c1202

Tints of peru

#ec9818 #eea330 #f0ae48 #f2b860 #f4c377 #f6cd8f #f8d8a7 #fae2bf #fcedd7 #fef8ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#1260d8 Analogous#d82712 Analogous#c3d812 Triadic#12d88a Triadic#8a12d8 Split complementary#12c3d8 Split complementary#2712d8

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, 36, 92, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d88a12 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 92 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 89 21

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 #d88a12 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d88a12; }
.text { color: #d88a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d88a12; }

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 #d88a12 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d88a12 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 #d88a12 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 #d88a12 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

Every value on this page for #d88a12 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.