Peru

#e48549

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 23 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 #e48549, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e48549

RGB228, 133, 73

HSL23, 74%, 59%

HSV23, 68%, 89%

CMYK0%, 42%, 68%, 11%

Lab64.76, 31.46, 47.17

XYZ41.59, 33.75, 10.63

Decimal14976329

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone1575 C

Shades of peru

#e17531 #d76720 #bf5c1c #a85019 #904515 #793a12 #612f0e #4a230b #321807 #1b0d04

Tints of peru

#e6905a #e99b6a #eba67b #eeb28c #f0bd9c #f3c8ad #f5d3be #f8dece #fae9df #fdf5ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#49a8e4 Analogous#e4495a Analogous#e4d349 Triadic#49e485 Triadic#8549e4 Split complementary#49e4d3 Split complementary#495ae4

Peru in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 68, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e48549 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 68 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 67 17

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 #e48549 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e48549; }
.text { color: #e48549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e48549; }

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 #e48549 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e48549 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 #e48549 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 #e48549 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 #e48549 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.