Peru

#e08006

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 vivid. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #e08006, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e08006

RGB224, 128, 6

HSL34, 95%, 45%

HSV34, 97%, 88%

CMYK0%, 43%, 97%, 12%

Lab62.76, 30.45, 68.3

XYZ38.49, 31.3, 4.18

Decimal14712838

Web safe#cc9900

Pantone152 C

Shades of peru

#cd7505 #b96a05 #a65f04 #925404 #7f4903 #6b3d03 #583202 #452702 #311c01 #1e1101

Tints of peru

#f88e08 #f99a21 #faa63b #fab154 #fbbd6e #fcc987 #fcd4a1 #fde0bb #feebd4 #fff7ee

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#0666e0 Analogous#e01306 Analogous#d3e006 Triadic#06e080 Triadic#8006e0 Split complementary#06d3e0 Split complementary#1306e0

Peru in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 97, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e08006 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 97 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 93 18

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 #e08006 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e08006; }
.text { color: #e08006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e08006; }

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 #e08006 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e08006 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 #e08006 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 #e08006 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

Every value on this page for #e08006 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.