Peru

#db8a43

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

Peru is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #db8a43, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db8a43

RGB219, 138, 67

HSL28, 68%, 56%

HSV28, 69%, 86%

CMYK0%, 37%, 69%, 14%

Lab64.68, 24.79, 49.68

XYZ39.32, 33.64, 9.73

Decimal14387779

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone722 C

Shades of peru

#d77d2e #c57026 #b06422 #9a581e #854c19 #6f3f15 #5a3311 #45270d #2f1b09 #1a0f05

Tints of peru

#de9554 #e2a066 #e5aa77 #e8b588 #ecc09a #efcbab #f2d5bc #f6e0cd #f9ebdf #fcf6f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4394db Analogous#db4348 Analogous#dbd643 Triadic#43db8a Triadic#8a43db Split complementary#43dbd6 Split complementary#4348db

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, 37, 69, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db8a43 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 69 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 67 20

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 #db8a43 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db8a43; }
.text { color: #db8a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db8a43; }

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 #db8a43 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db8a43 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 #db8a43 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 #db8a43 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 #db8a43 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.