Peru

#de8a3d

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

Peru sits in the orange range, mid and strong. 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 #de8a3d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de8a3d

RGB222, 138, 61

HSL29, 71%, 55%

HSV29, 73%, 87%

CMYK0%, 38%, 73%, 13%

Lab65.0, 25.74, 52.93

XYZ40.05, 34.04, 8.87

Decimal14584381

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone722 C

Shades of peru

#da7d27 #c77122 #b1641e #9c581a #864c17 #704013 #5b340f #45270c #301b08 #1a0f04

Tints of peru

#e1954f #e4a061 #e7aa73 #eab584 #edc096 #f0cba8 #f3d5ba #f6e0cc #f9ebde #fcf6f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#3d91de Analogous#de3d40 Analogous#deda3d Triadic#3dde8a Triadic#8a3dde Split complementary#3ddeda Split complementary#3d41de

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 73, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de8a3d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 73 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 71 19

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 #de8a3d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de8a3d; }
.text { color: #de8a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8a3d; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #de8a3d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de8a3d 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 #de8a3d 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 #de8a3d 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 #de8a3d 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.