Brown

#858070

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

Brown falls in the yellow band, mid and grey. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #858070, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#858070

RGB133, 128, 112

HSL46, 9%, 48%

HSV46, 16%, 52%

CMYK0%, 4%, 16%, 48%

Lab53.59, -1.02, 9.36

XYZ20.32, 21.59, 18.43

Decimal8749168

Web safe#999966

Pantone424 C

Shades of brown

#797566 #6e6a5c #625e53 #565349 #4b483f #3f3d35 #34322b #282622 #1c1b18 #11100e

Tints of brown

#918c7d #9c988a #a8a497 #b3b0a5 #bebbb2 #cac7c0 #d5d3cd #e0dfda #ecebe8 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#707585 Analogous#857570 Analogous#808570 Triadic#708580 Triadic#807085 Split complementary#708085 Split complementary#757085

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 16, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #858070 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 16 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 19 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #858070 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #858070; }
.text { color: #858070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858070; }

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 #858070 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #858070 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #858070 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #858070 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

Every value on this page for #858070 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.