Brown

#bf0d34

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

Brown lands in the red band, deep and vivid. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Brown color values

Every conversion for #bf0d34, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf0d34

RGB191, 13, 52

HSL347, 87%, 40%

HSV347, 93%, 75%

CMYK0%, 93%, 73%, 25%

Lab40.59, 64.22, 29.37

XYZ22.25, 11.61, 4.32

Decimal12520756

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1935 C

Shades of brown

#af0c30 #9f0b2b #8e0a27 #7e0922 #6e071e #5e0619 #4d0515 #3d0411 #2d030c #1d0208

Tints of brown

#da0f3b #ef1646 #f1315b #f34c71 #f56786 #f7829c #f89db1 #fab8c7 #fcd3dc #feeef2

Colors that go with brown

Complementary#0dbf98 Analogous#bf0d8d Analogous#bf3f0d Triadic#34bf0d Triadic#0d34bf Split complementary#0dbf3f Split complementary#0d8dbf

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, 93, 73, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf0d34 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 73 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 71 31

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Brown in css

Copy #bf0d34 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf0d34; }
.text { color: #bf0d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf0d34; }

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 #bf0d34 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf0d34 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 #bf0d34 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 #bf0d34 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

Every value on this page for #bf0d34 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.