Peru

#c58c4e

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Peru color values

Every conversion for #c58c4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c58c4e

RGB197, 140, 78

HSL31, 51%, 54%

HSV31, 60%, 77%

CMYK0%, 29%, 60%, 23%

Lab62.66, 15.13, 41.23

XYZ33.78, 31.18, 11.45

Decimal12946510

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone722 C

Shades of peru

#bd803e #aa7338 #986732 #855b2c #734e26 #614220 #4e351a #3c2914 #291c0e #171008

Tints of peru

#ca975e #d0a16f #d5ac7f #dab78f #e0c1a0 #e5ccb0 #ebd6c0 #f0e1d1 #f5ece1 #fbf6f2

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4e87c5 Analogous#c5504e Analogous#c3c54e Triadic#4ec58c Triadic#8c4ec5 Split complementary#4ec3c5 Split complementary#514ec5

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 60, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c58c4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 60 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 59 29

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 #c58c4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c58c4e; }
.text { color: #c58c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58c4e; }

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 #c58c4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c58c4e 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 #c58c4e 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 #c58c4e 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 #c58c4e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.