Deep brown

#9e6821

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

Deep brown is a deep orange with rich warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Deep brown color values

Every conversion for #9e6821, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9e6821
RGB158, 104, 33
HSL34, 65%, 37%
HSV34, 79%, 62%
CMYK0%, 34%, 79%, 38%
Lab48.61, 15.52, 46.29
XYZ19.33, 17.28, 3.76
Decimal10381345
Web safe#996633
Pantone1395 C
Pantone1395 CHex#9e6821Rgb158 104 33Cmyk0 34 79 38Lab49 16 46Darker#33210bDeep#634115Lighter#cc8d3a

Shades of deep brown

Tints of deep brown

Colors that go with deep brown

Deep brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 79, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9e6821 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 34 79 38
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 35 77 44
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.

Deep brown in css

Copy #9e6821 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9e6821; }
.text { color: #9e6821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6821; }

How deep brown looks on light and dark

Deep brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9e6821 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.46:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9e6821 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9e6821 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 deep 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 deep brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9e6821 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #9e6821 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.