Brown

#8d7c6b

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

Brown is a mid orange with confident warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #8d7c6b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d7c6b
RGB141, 124, 107
HSL30, 14%, 49%
HSV30, 24%, 55%
CMYK0%, 12%, 24%, 45%
Lab53.1, 3.68, 11.68
XYZ20.85, 21.14, 16.89
Decimal9272427
Web safe#996666
Pantone404 C
Pantone404 CHex#8d7c6bRgb141 124 107Cmyk0 12 24 45Lab53 4 12Darker#3c352dDeep#64584cLighter#aba094

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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, 12, 24, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d7c6b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 12 24 45
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 15 26 51
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 #8d7c6b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d7c6b; }
.text { color: #8d7c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7c6b; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8d7c6b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.02:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.23:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d7c6b 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 #8d7c6b 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 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 #8d7c6b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #8d7c6b 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.