Peru

#e58a39

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 28 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 #e58a39, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e58a39

RGB229, 138, 57

HSL28, 77%, 56%

HSV28, 75%, 90%

CMYK0%, 40%, 75%, 10%

Lab65.85, 28.46, 55.88

XYZ42.14, 35.13, 8.43

Decimal15043129

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone716 C

Shades of peru

#e27d22 #d0701b #b96418 #a35815 #8c4c12 #753f0f #5f330c #482709 #321b07 #1b0f04

Tints of peru

#e7954b #eaa05d #ecaa70 #efb582 #f1c094 #f3cba6 #f6d5b9 #f8e0cb #fbebdd #fdf6ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#3994e5 Analogous#e5393e Analogous#e5e039 Triadic#39e58a Triadic#8a39e5 Split complementary#39e5e0 Split complementary#393ee5

Peru in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 40, 75, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e58a39 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 40 75 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 41 73 16

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 #e58a39 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e58a39; }
.text { color: #e58a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e58a39; }

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 #e58a39 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e58a39 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 #e58a39 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 #e58a39 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 #e58a39 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.