Deep brown

#74621b

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

Deep brown is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #74621b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#74621b
RGB116, 98, 27
HSL48, 62%, 28%
HSV48, 77%, 45%
CMYK0%, 16%, 77%, 55%
Lab42.04, -0.98, 40.8
XYZ11.77, 12.53, 2.83
Decimal7627291
Web safe#666633
Pantone1265 C
Pantone1265 CHex#74621bRgb116 98 27Cmyk0 16 77 55Lab42 -1 41Darker#322a0cDeep#534613Lighter#a78f2f

Shades of deep brown

#6b5a19#625317#594b15#504313#463b10#3d340e#342c0c#2b240a#221d08#191506

Tints of deep brown

#907a22#ad9228#c9aa2f#d4b747#dbc263#e1cd7f#e8d89c#eee3b8#f5eed4#fcf9f1

Colors that go with deep brown

Complementary#1b2d74Analogous#74361bAnalogous#59741bTriadic#1b7462Triadic#621b74Split complementary#1b5974Split complementary#361b74

Deep brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 77, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #74621b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 16 77 55
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 19 75 61
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 #74621b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #74621b; }
.text { color: #74621b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74621b; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #74621b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.99:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.51:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #74621b 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 #74621b 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 #74621b 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

Here is how the numbers for #74621b are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.