Peru

#db984e

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

This is Peru, a strong orange at 31 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 #db984e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db984e

RGB219, 152, 78

HSL31, 66%, 58%

HSV31, 64%, 86%

CMYK0%, 31%, 64%, 14%

Lab68.07, 17.91, 48.13

XYZ41.82, 38.07, 12.35

Decimal14391374

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone157 C

Shades of peru

#d68b38 #cb7e29 #b47025 #9e6220 #88551c #724717 #5c3913 #462b0e #301e0a #191005

Tints of peru

#dea15e #e2ab6e #e5b47f #e8be8f #ebc79f #efd1af #f2dac0 #f5e3d0 #f9ede0 #fcf6f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4e91db Analogous#db514e Analogous#d8db4e Triadic#4edb98 Triadic#984edb Split complementary#4ed8db Split complementary#524edb

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 64, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db984e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 64 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 63 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 #db984e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db984e; }
.text { color: #db984e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db984e; }

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 #db984e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db984e 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 #db984e 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 #db984e 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

The figures for #db984e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.