Brown

#8a825c

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

This is Brown, a muted yellow at 50 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #8a825c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a825c

RGB138, 130, 92

HSL50, 20%, 45%

HSV50, 33%, 54%

CMYK0%, 6%, 33%, 46%

Lab54.18, -3.14, 21.7

XYZ20.4, 22.14, 13.32

Decimal9077340

Web safe#999966

Pantone5763 C

Shades of brown

#7e7754 #726b4c #666044 #5a553c #4e4a34 #423e2c #363324 #2a281c #1e1d14 #12110c

Tints of brown

#999167 #a49c76 #aea786 #b9b396 #c3bea6 #cecab5 #d8d5c5 #e3e0d5 #edece5 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#5c648a Analogous#8a6b5c Analogous#7b8a5c Triadic#5c8a82 Triadic#825c8a Split complementary#5c7b8a Split complementary#6b5c8a

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 33, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a825c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 33 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 34 52

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.

Brown in css

Copy #8a825c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a825c; }
.text { color: #8a825c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a825c; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a825c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a825c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8a825c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8a825c 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 brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8a825c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.