Brown

Brown color values

Every conversion for #ae2e36, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of brown

Tints of brown

Colors that go with brown

Brown in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2e36 on both.

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 #ae2e36 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2e36; }
.text { color: #ae2e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2e36; }

How brown looks on light and dark

Brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae2e36 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2e36 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 #ae2e36 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #ae2e36 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values