Peru

#a37b4e

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 soft. 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 #a37b4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a37b4e

RGB163, 123, 78

HSL32, 35%, 47%

HSV32, 52%, 64%

CMYK0%, 25%, 52%, 36%

Lab54.56, 9.98, 30.49

XYZ23.56, 22.5, 10.31

Decimal10713934

Web safe#996666

Pantone730 C

Shades of peru

#957047 #876640 #785b3a #6a5033 #5c452c #4e3b25 #3f301e #312518 #231a11 #15100a

Tints of peru

#b0885a #b8946b #c0a07c #c8ac8d #d1b99e #d9c5af #e1d1c0 #e9ded1 #f1eae2 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4e76a3 Analogous#a3504e Analogous#a1a34e Triadic#4ea37b Triadic#7b4ea3 Split complementary#4ea1a3 Split complementary#514ea3

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 52, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a37b4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 52 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 52 42

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #a37b4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a37b4e; }
.text { color: #a37b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37b4e; }

How peru looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Peru and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a37b4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a37b4e 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 #a37b4e 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 #a37b4e 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 #a37b4e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.