Peru

#de9237

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 33 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 #de9237, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de9237

RGB222, 146, 55

HSL33, 72%, 54%

HSV33, 75%, 87%

CMYK0%, 34%, 75%, 13%

Lab66.8, 21.19, 57.38

XYZ41.09, 36.36, 8.47

Decimal14586423

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone144 C

Shades of peru

#d98624 #c37920 #ae6c1d #995f19 #845216 #6f4512 #5a380f #452b0b #2f1d08 #1a1004

Tints of peru

#e19c49 #e4a65c #e7b06e #eaba81 #edc493 #f0cea6 #f3d8b8 #f6e3cb #f9eddd #fcf7f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#3783de Analogous#de3f37 Analogous#d6de37 Triadic#37de92 Triadic#9237de Split complementary#37d6de Split complementary#3e37de

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, 34, 75, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de9237 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 75 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 73 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 #de9237 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de9237; }
.text { color: #de9237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de9237; }

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 #de9237 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de9237 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 #de9237 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 #de9237 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 #de9237 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. 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.