HEX Color #D37C2C (Peru)

About #D37C2C

The hex code #D37C2C represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. In the RGB color space, it consists of 211 red, 124 green, and 44 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 41% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D37C2C

RGB211, 124, 44

HSL28.7°, 65.5%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 41%, 79%, 17%

HSV28.7°, 79.1%, 82.7%

LAB60.3, 27.9, 55.2

XYZ34.5, 28.4, 6.1

Decimal13859884

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#D37C2C #2C82D3

Analogous

#D32C2F #D3CF2C

Triadic

#2CD37C #7C2CD3

Tetradic

#2FD32C #2C82D3 #CF2CD3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#D37C2C

#D78A43

#DC995A

#E1A772

#E6B689

#EBC4A1

#F0D3B8

#F5E1D0

#FAF0E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#D37C2C

#BB6E27

#A46022

#8C521D

#754418

#5D3713

#46290E

#2E1B09

#170D04

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.14:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.69:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.00:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.69:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D37C2C; }

.text-color { color: #D37C2C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #D37C2C; }

Similar Colors

Peru

#CD853F