Peru

#e18114

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 #e18114, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e18114
RGB225, 129, 20
HSL32, 84%, 48%
HSV32, 91%, 88%
CMYK0%, 43%, 91%, 12%
Lab63.14, 30.5, 66.12
XYZ39.03, 31.76, 4.73
Decimal14778644
Web safe#cc9900
Pantone716 C
Pantone716 CHex#e18114Rgb225 129 20Cmyk0 43 91 12Lab63 31 66Darker#5e3608Deep#9f5b0eLighter#e7a355

Shades of peru

Tints of peru

Colors that go with peru

Peru in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 91, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e18114 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 43 91 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 88 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 #e18114 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e18114; }
.text { color: #e18114; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e18114; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e18114 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.86:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.35:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e18114 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 #e18114 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #e18114 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from peru, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e18114 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.