Deep brown

#825e21

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #825e21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#825e21
RGB130, 94, 33
HSL38, 60%, 32%
HSV38, 75%, 51%
CMYK0%, 28%, 75%, 49%
Lab42.55, 8.38, 39.17
XYZ13.48, 12.86, 3.21
Decimal8543777
Web safe#996633
Pantone464 C
Pantone464 CHex#825e21Rgb130 94 33Cmyk0 28 75 49Lab43 8 39Darker#31230cDeep#513b15Lighter#b48536

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, 28, 75, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #825e21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 28 75 49
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 30 73 55
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 #825e21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #825e21; }
.text { color: #825e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825e21; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #825e21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.88:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.57:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #825e21 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 #825e21 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 #825e21 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 #825e21 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.