Brown

#9d8f59

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

This is Brown, a muted yellow at 48 degrees. 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 #9d8f59, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9d8f59

RGB157, 143, 89

HSL48, 28%, 48%

HSV48, 43%, 62%

CMYK0%, 9%, 43%, 38%

Lab59.47, -2.67, 30.58

XYZ25.53, 27.53, 13.42

Decimal10325849

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of brown

#8f8251 #827649 #746942 #665d3a #585032 #4b442a #3d3722 #2f2b1b #211e13 #14120b

Tints of brown

#a89b66 #b1a576 #baaf86 #c3ba95 #ccc4a5 #d5ceb5 #ded9c4 #e7e3d4 #f0ede4 #f9f8f4

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#59679d Analogous#9d6d59 Analogous#899d59 Triadic#599d8f Triadic#8f599d Split complementary#59899d Split complementary#6d599d

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, 9, 43, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9d8f59 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 43 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 44 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #9d8f59 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9d8f59; }
.text { color: #9d8f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8f59; }

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 #9d8f59 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9d8f59 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 #9d8f59 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 #9d8f59 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

Every value on this page for #9d8f59 is computed, not guessed. 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.