Brown

#8e9268

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

Brown is a mid yellow, grounded at this saturation. 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 #8e9268, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8e9268

RGB142, 146, 104

HSL66, 17%, 49%

HSV66, 29%, 57%

CMYK3%, 0%, 29%, 43%

Lab59.26, -8.65, 21.84

XYZ23.93, 27.31, 17.11

Decimal9343592

Web safe#999966

Pantone5773 C

Shades of brown

#82855f #757856 #696c4d #5c5f43 #50523a #434531 #373828 #2a2b1f #1e1f16 #11120d

Tints of brown

#999d75 #a4a783 #aeb192 #b9bba0 #c3c5ae #cdcfbc #d8d9ca #e2e3d8 #edeee6 #f7f8f5

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#6c6892 Analogous#928168 Analogous#799268 Triadic#688e92 Triadic#92688e Split complementary#687992 Split complementary#816892

Brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 29, 43.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8e9268 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 29 43

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 31 49

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 #8e9268 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8e9268; }
.text { color: #8e9268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9268; }

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 #8e9268 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8e9268 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 #8e9268 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 #8e9268 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #8e9268 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.