Peru

#e0803a

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

Peru is a mid orange with confident 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 #e0803a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e0803a

RGB224, 128, 58

HSL25, 73%, 55%

HSV25, 74%, 88%

CMYK0%, 43%, 74%, 12%

Lab63.0, 31.72, 52.33

XYZ39.22, 31.59, 8.03

Decimal14712890

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone158 C

Shades of peru

#dd7224 #c86720 #b25c1c #9d5019 #874515 #713a12 #5c2f0e #46240b #301908 #1a0e04

Tints of peru

#e38c4c #e6975e #e9a370 #ebaf83 #eebb95 #f1c6a7 #f4d2b9 #f7decb #fae9dd #fdf5f0

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#3a9ae0 Analogous#e03a47 Analogous#e0d33a Triadic#3ae080 Triadic#803ae0 Split complementary#3ae0d3 Split complementary#3a47e0

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 74, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e0803a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 74 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 72 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #e0803a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e0803a; }
.text { color: #e0803a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0803a; }

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 #e0803a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e0803a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Peru on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e0803a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn peru into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e0803a 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 #e0803a 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. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.