Peru

#cc9155

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for peru, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Peru is a mid orange with balanced warmth. 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 #cc9155, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cc9155

RGB204, 145, 85

HSL30, 54%, 57%

HSV30, 58%, 80%

CMYK0%, 29%, 58%, 20%

Lab64.76, 15.89, 40.32

XYZ36.67, 33.74, 13.18

Decimal13406549

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone722 C

Shades of peru

#c68441 #b77737 #a36a31 #8f5d2b #7b5025 #67431f #533619 #3f2913 #2b1c0d #180f07

Tints of peru

#d19b65 #d5a574 #daaf84 #dfb994 #e3c4a3 #e8ceb3 #edd8c2 #f2e2d2 #f6ece2 #fbf6f1

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#5590cc Analogous#cc5655 Analogous#cbcc55 Triadic#55cc91 Triadic#9155cc Split complementary#55cbcc Split complementary#5655cc

Peru in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 58, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cc9155 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 58 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 57 26

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 #cc9155 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cc9155; }
.text { color: #cc9155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9155; }

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 #cc9155 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cc9155 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 #cc9155 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 #cc9155 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 #cc9155 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.