Peru

#df9028

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 #df9028, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df9028

RGB223, 144, 40

HSL34, 74%, 52%

HSV34, 82%, 87%

CMYK0%, 35%, 82%, 13%

Lab66.36, 22.15, 62.78

XYZ40.79, 35.79, 6.77

Decimal14651432

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone144 C

Shades of peru

#d1841f #bc771c #a86a19 #945e16 #805113 #6c4410 #57370d #432a0a #2f1e07 #1b1104

Tints of peru

#e29a3c #e5a550 #e8af64 #ebb978 #eec38c #f1cea0 #f4d8b4 #f7e2c8 #faeddc #fdf7ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#2877df Analogous#df3428 Analogous#d3df28 Triadic#28df90 Triadic#9028df Split complementary#28d3df Split complementary#3428df

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 82, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df9028 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 82 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 79 19

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 #df9028 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df9028; }
.text { color: #df9028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df9028; }

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 #df9028 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df9028 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 #df9028 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 #df9028 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 #df9028 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.