Brown

#853b28

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

Brown is a deep red that reads rich. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #853b28, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#853b28

RGB133, 59, 40

HSL12, 54%, 34%

HSV12, 70%, 52%

CMYK0%, 56%, 70%, 48%

Lab34.53, 30.34, 26.78

XYZ11.62, 8.27, 2.99

Decimal8731432

Web safe#993333

Pantone478 C

Shades of brown

#7a3625 #6f3121 #642c1e #59281b #4e2318 #431e14 #381911 #2d140e #220f0a #180a07

Tints of brown

#9e462f #b65137 #c76046 #cf755e #d68a77 #dd9f8f #e5b4a8 #ecc9c0 #f3ded9 #fbf3f1

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#287285 Analogous#852844 Analogous#856a28 Triadic#28853b Triadic#3b2885 Split complementary#28856a Split complementary#284485

Brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 56, 70, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #853b28 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 56 70 48

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 68 54

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.

Brown in css

Copy #853b28 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #853b28; }
.text { color: #853b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #853b28; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #853b28 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #853b28 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #853b28 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #853b28 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #853b28 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.