Peru

#de8421

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

Peru color values

Every conversion for #de8421, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de8421

RGB222, 132, 33

HSL31, 74%, 50%

HSV31, 85%, 87%

CMYK0%, 41%, 85%, 13%

Lab63.46, 27.93, 62.6

XYZ38.65, 32.14, 5.61

Decimal14582817

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone716 C

Shades of peru

#ca781e #b76d1b #a36118 #905615 #7c4a12 #693e10 #55330d #42270a #2e1b07 #1b1004

Tints of peru

#e18f36 #e49b4a #e7a65f #eab274 #edbd88 #f0c99d #f3d4b2 #f7e0c6 #faebdb #fdf6ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#217bde Analogous#de2621 Analogous#d9de21 Triadic#21de84 Triadic#8421de Split complementary#21d9de Split complementary#2521de

Peru in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 85, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de8421 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 85 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 82 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Peru in css

Copy #de8421 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de8421; }
.text { color: #de8421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8421; }

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 #de8421 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de8421 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 #de8421 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 #de8421 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

Every value on this page for #de8421 is computed, not guessed. 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.