Brown

#89756e

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

Brown is a mid orange with balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #89756e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89756e

RGB137, 117, 110

HSL16, 11%, 48%

HSV16, 20%, 54%

CMYK0%, 15%, 20%, 46%

Lab50.88, 6.57, 6.73

XYZ19.49, 19.17, 17.42

Decimal9008494

Web safe#996666

Pantone437 C

Shades of brown

#7d6b64 #71605b #655651 #594c47 #4d423e #413734 #352d2b #292321 #1d1917 #110e0e

Tints of brown

#95817b #a08e88 #ab9b96 #b6a8a4 #c0b5b1 #cbc2bf #d6cfcc #e1dcda #ece9e8 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#6e8289 Analogous#896e75 Analogous#89836e Triadic#6e8975 Triadic#756e89 Split complementary#6e8983 Split complementary#6e7589

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 20, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89756e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 20 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 22 52

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 #89756e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89756e; }
.text { color: #89756e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89756e; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #89756e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89756e 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 #89756e 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 #89756e 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

The figures for #89756e 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 coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.