Deep brown

#654e42

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

This is Deep brown, a muted orange at 21 degrees. 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 #654e42, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#654e42
RGB101, 78, 66
HSL21, 21%, 33%
HSV21, 35%, 40%
CMYK0%, 23%, 35%, 60%
Lab35.22, 7.75, 10.8
XYZ9.07, 8.61, 6.34
Decimal6639170
Web safe#666633
Pantone411 C
Pantone411 CHex#654e42Rgb101 78 66Cmyk0 23 35 60Lab35 8 11Darker#251d18Deep#3e3028Lighter#8e7061

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 23, 35, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #654e42 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 23 35 60
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 25 36 66
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 #654e42 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #654e42; }
.text { color: #654e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654e42; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #654e42 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.72:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #654e42 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 #654e42 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 #654e42 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

Every value on this page for #654e42 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.