Deep brown

#7e5a1c

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

This is Deep brown, a strong orange at 38 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 #7e5a1c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e5a1c
RGB126, 90, 28
HSL38, 64%, 30%
HSV38, 78%, 49%
CMYK0%, 29%, 78%, 51%
Lab40.95, 8.6, 39.68
XYZ12.47, 11.83, 2.73
Decimal8280604
Web safe#666633
Pantone140 C
Pantone140 CHex#7e5a1cRgb126 90 28Cmyk0 29 78 51Lab41 9 40Darker#32240bDeep#533c13Lighter#b18230

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, 29, 78, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e5a1c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 78 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 76 57
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 #7e5a1c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e5a1c; }
.text { color: #7e5a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5a1c; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7e5a1c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.24:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.37:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e5a1c 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 #7e5a1c 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 #7e5a1c 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 #7e5a1c 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.