Peru is orange-brown color. This color was originally called Peruvian brown.
What color is Peru?
Peru color belongs to the Orange color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Peru is #CD853F, and the RGB color code is RGB(205, 133, 63).
In the RGB color model, Peru has a red value of 205, a green value of 133, and a blue value of 63. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 35.1% magenta, 69.3% yellow, and 19.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 29.6° (degrees), 58.7 % saturation, and 52.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Peru has a hue of 29.6° (degrees), 69.3 % saturation and 80.4 % brightness/value.
Peru is cool or warm?
The color Peru is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Peru? (For interior and product design)
Peru has an LRV of nearly 30.1. By LRV value, it is a medium color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 30.1 of Peru with dark and light color
Is Peru Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Peru meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Peru color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #CD853F
- Red
- CD
- Green
- 85
- Blue
- 3F
- Red
- 205 (80.4%)
- Green
- 133 (52.2%)
- Blue
- 63 (24.7%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 35.12%
- Yellow
- 69.27%
- Key
- 19.61%
- Hue
- 29.58°
- Saturation
- 58.68 %
- Lightness
- 52.55 %
- Hue
- 29.58°
- Saturation
- 69.27 %
- Brightness / Value
- 80.39 %
- Red
- 99 (39.0%)
- Yellow
- 118 (46.5%)
- Blue
- 46 (18.1%)
- Hue
- 29.58°
- Whiteness
- 24.71 %
- Blackness
- 19.61 %
- Cyan
- 19.61%
- Magenta
- 47.84%
- Yellow
- 75.29%
- X
- 34.46
- Y
- 30.11
- Z
- 8.7
- Y1
- 30.11
- X
- 0.47
- Y2
- 0.41
- L
- 61.75
- A
- 21.4
- B
- 47.92
- L
- 61.75
- C
- 52.48
- H
- 65.94
- L
- 61.75
- U
- 57.2
- V
- 48.75
- L
- 54.88
- A
- 16.07
- B
- 29.01
- LRV
- ~ 30.1 %
- Munsell Color System
- 7.6YR 6.0/8.6
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Peru
These are the named colors closest to Peru , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Peru color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Peru to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
Peru color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Peru to British Standard 4800
RAL Classic
Peru color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Peru to RAL Classic
Paint similar to Peru
These are the real paint colors closest to Peru from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Peru once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Peru to Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Peru to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Peru to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Peru to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Peru to Behr
PPG Paints
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Peru to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Peru color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Peru to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Peru - #CD853F color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Peru - #CD853F?
Color that best contrast with Peru - #CD853F is #3F87CD, color name is Bleu de France*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Peru - #CD853F?
Complementary or Opposite color for Peru - #CD853F is #3F87CD, color name is Bleu de France*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Peru - #CD853F Color Images and Patterns
