Deep brown

#502d21

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

This is Deep brown, a soft orange at 15 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 #502d21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#502d21
RGB80, 45, 33
HSL15, 42%, 22%
HSV15, 59%, 31%
CMYK0%, 44%, 59%, 69%
Lab22.63, 14.67, 14.6
XYZ4.52, 3.69, 1.91
Decimal5254433
Web safe#663333
Pantone4695 C
Pantone4695 CHex#502d21Rgb80 45 33Cmyk0 44 59 69Lab23 15 15Darker#2b1812Deep#48291eLighter#7f4b3a

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, 44, 59, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #502d21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 59 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 58 75
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Deep brown in css

Copy #502d21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #502d21; }
.text { color: #502d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502d21; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #502d21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.74:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #502d21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #502d21 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #502d21 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #502d21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.