Peru

#dc821c

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 #dc821c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc821c

RGB220, 130, 28

HSL32, 77%, 49%

HSV32, 87%, 86%

CMYK0%, 41%, 87%, 14%

Lab62.73, 28.04, 63.43

XYZ37.71, 31.26, 5.15

Decimal14451228

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone152 C

Shades of peru

#c9771a #b56b17 #a26015 #8f5412 #7c4910 #683e0d #55320b #422708 #2e1b06 #1b1003

Tints of peru

#e48e2c #e79a42 #eaa558 #ecb16d #efbc83 #f2c899 #f5d4ae #f7dfc4 #faebda #fdf7ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#1c76dc Analogous#dc221c Analogous#d6dc1c Triadic#1cdc82 Triadic#821cdc Split complementary#1cd6dc Split complementary#221cdc

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, 41, 87, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc821c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 87 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 84 20

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 #dc821c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc821c; }
.text { color: #dc821c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc821c; }

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 #dc821c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc821c 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 #dc821c 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 #dc821c 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 #dc821c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.