Deep brown

#5f5f4e

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

Deep brown is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #5f5f4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5f5f4e

RGB95, 95, 78

HSL60, 10%, 34%

HSV60, 18%, 37%

CMYK0%, 0%, 18%, 63%

Lab39.86, -3.28, 9.75

XYZ10.19, 11.17, 8.83

Decimal6250318

Web safe#666666

Pantone418 C

Shades of deep brown

#575748 #4f4f41 #48483b #404034 #38382e #303027 #282821 #20201b #191914 #11110e

Tints of deep brown

#71715c #82826b #92927b #a1a18c #afaf9e #bdbdaf #ccccc1 #dadad2 #e9e9e4 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#4e4e5f Analogous#5f574e Analogous#575f4e Triadic#4e5f5f Triadic#5f4e5f Split complementary#4e575f Split complementary#574e5f

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 18, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5f5f4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 18 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 21 69

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 #5f5f4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5f5f4e; }
.text { color: #5f5f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5f4e; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5f5f4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5f5f4e 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 #5f5f4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #5f5f4e 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 deep brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5f5f4e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.