Brown

#bd1335

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

This is Brown, a vivid red sitting at 348 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #bd1335, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd1335

RGB189, 19, 53

HSL348, 82%, 41%

HSV348, 90%, 74%

CMYK0%, 90%, 72%, 26%

Lab40.48, 62.91, 28.52

XYZ21.86, 11.54, 4.44

Decimal12391221

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1935 C

Shades of brown

#ad1130 #9d102c #8d0e27 #7d0d23 #6c0b1e #5c091a #4c0815 #3c0611 #2c040c #1c0308

Tints of brown

#d7163c #e92048 #eb3a5d #ee5473 #f06e88 #f3889d #f6a1b2 #f8bbc7 #fbd5dd #fdeff2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#13bd9b Analogous#bd138a Analogous#bd4613 Triadic#35bd13 Triadic#1335bd Split complementary#13bd46 Split complementary#138abd

Brown in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 90, 72, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd1335 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 72 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 70 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bd1335 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd1335; }
.text { color: #bd1335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd1335; }

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 #bd1335 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd1335 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 #bd1335 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 #bd1335 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

Here is how the numbers for #bd1335 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.