Deep brown

#5a4d32

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

Deep brown sits in the orange range, deep and muted. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #5a4d32, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a4d32
RGB90, 77, 50
HSL40, 29%, 27%
HSV40, 44%, 35%
CMYK0%, 14%, 44%, 65%
Lab33.38, 1.12, 18.02
XYZ7.45, 7.71, 4.11
Decimal5918002
Web safe#666633
Pantone448 C
Pantone448 CHex#5a4d32Rgb90 77 50Cmyk0 14 44 65Lab33 1 18Darker#272216Deep#423824Lighter#85734f

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 44, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a4d32 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 44 65
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 44 71
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 #5a4d32 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a4d32; }
.text { color: #5a4d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4d32; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5a4d32 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.26:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.54:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a4d32 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 #5a4d32 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 #5a4d32 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

The figures for #5a4d32 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.