Brown

#8c855d

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 #8c855d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8c855d

RGB140, 133, 93

HSL51, 20%, 46%

HSV51, 34%, 55%

CMYK0%, 5%, 34%, 45%

Lab55.22, -3.84, 22.55

XYZ21.18, 23.14, 13.71

Decimal9209181

Web safe#999966

Pantone5763 C

Shades of brown

#807955 #746e4d #686245 #5b573d #4f4b35 #43402d #373424 #2b291c #1f1d14 #12110c

Tints of brown

#9b9368 #a59e78 #afa987 #bab597 #c4c0a6 #cfcbb6 #d9d6c6 #e3e1d5 #eeece5 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#5d648c Analogous#8c6e5d Analogous#7b8c5d Triadic#5d8c85 Triadic#855d8c Split complementary#5d7c8c Split complementary#6d5d8c

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 34, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8c855d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 34 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 35 51

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 #8c855d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8c855d; }
.text { color: #8c855d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c855d; }

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 #8c855d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8c855d 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 #8c855d 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 #8c855d 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 #8c855d 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.