Deep brown

#5b4e3f

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

This is Deep brown, a muted orange at 32 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #5b4e3f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b4e3f
RGB91, 78, 63
HSL32, 18%, 30%
HSV32, 31%, 36%
CMYK0%, 14%, 31%, 64%
Lab34.05, 2.81, 10.89
XYZ7.94, 8.03, 5.83
Decimal5983807
Web safe#666633
Pantone411 C
Pantone411 CHex#5b4e3fRgb91 78 63Cmyk0 14 31 64Lab34 3 11Darker#241f19Deep#3c342aLighter#83725e

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown 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, 14, 31, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b4e3f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 31 64
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 33 70
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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #5b4e3f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b4e3f; }
.text { color: #5b4e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4e3f; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5b4e3f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.06:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.61:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b4e3f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5b4e3f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around deep brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5b4e3f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5b4e3f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.