Brown

#88836b

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 muted. 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 #88836b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#88836b
RGB136, 131, 107
HSL50, 12%, 48%
HSV50, 21%, 53%
CMYK0%, 4%, 21%, 47%
Lab54.58, -2.33, 13.67
XYZ20.92, 22.53, 17.16
Decimal8946539
Web safe#999966
Pantone416 C
Pantone416 CHex#88836bRgb136 131 107Cmyk0 4 21 47Lab55 -2 14Darker#38362cDeep#605d4cLighter#a8a493

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 21, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #88836b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 21 47
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 23 53
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 #88836b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #88836b; }
.text { color: #88836b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88836b; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #88836b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.81:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.51:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #88836b 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 #88836b 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 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 #88836b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #88836b 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 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.