Deep brown

#837f5e

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

Deep brown falls in the yellow band, deep and muted. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #837f5e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#837f5e
RGB131, 127, 94
HSL54, 16%, 44%
HSV54, 28%, 51%
CMYK0%, 3%, 28%, 49%
Lab52.74, -4.11, 18.53
XYZ18.97, 20.81, 13.61
Decimal8617822
Web safe#996666
Pantone5763 C
Pantone5763 CHex#837f5eRgb131 127 94Cmyk0 3 28 49Lab53 -4 19Darker#302e22Deep#595740Lighter#a4a184

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, 3, 28, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #837f5e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 3 28 49
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 7 30 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Deep brown in css

Copy #837f5e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #837f5e; }
.text { color: #837f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837f5e; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #837f5e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.07:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.16:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #837f5e 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 #837f5e 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 #837f5e 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 #837f5e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.