Peru

#e39142

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

Peru is a mid orange with confident 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 #e39142, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e39142

RGB227, 145, 66

HSL29, 74%, 57%

HSV29, 71%, 89%

CMYK0%, 36%, 71%, 11%

Lab67.26, 24.33, 53.21

XYZ42.79, 36.98, 10.04

Decimal14913858

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone157 C

Shades of peru

#e0842b #d1771f #bb6a1c #a45d18 #8d5015 #764311 #5f360e #48290b #321c07 #1b0f04

Tints of peru

#e69b53 #e8a565 #ebaf76 #edb987 #f0c399 #f2ceaa #f5d8bb #f8e2cd #faecde #fdf6ef

Colors that go with peru

Complementary#4294e3 Analogous#e34243 Analogous#e3e242 Triadic#42e391 Triadic#9142e3 Split complementary#42e3e2 Split complementary#4243e3

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, 36, 71, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e39142 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 71 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 69 17

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 #e39142 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e39142; }
.text { color: #e39142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e39142; }

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 #e39142 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e39142 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 #e39142 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 #e39142 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 #e39142 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.