Pastel Brown (#836953)

The hex code for Pastel Brown is #836953. It is rgb(131, 105, 83) in RGB, hsl(27, 22%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 49%) in CMYK — a mid-tone brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#836953

RGBrgb(131, 105, 83)

HSLhsl(27, 22%, 42%)

HSVhsv(27, 37%, 51%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.047 61.8)

LABlab(46.58% 8.27 16.54)

LCHlch(46.58% 18.49 63.44)

Colors Closest to Pastel Brown

Pastel Brown is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 5.58 Raw Umber#826644ΔE 7.25 Shadow#8A795DΔE 7.25 Mocha#967969ΔE 7.65 Mud#70543EΔE 8.48 Liver Chestnut#987456ΔE 8.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#836953 Channel Values

How Pastel Brown breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 131 · G 105 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 27° · S 22% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 27° · S 37% · V 51%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 37% · K 49%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pastel Brown background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Pastel Brown

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pastel Brown; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Pastel Brown

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Pastel Brown Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#836953

Protanopia#6E6E53

Protanomaly#776C53

Deuteranopia#727252

Deuteranomaly#796F52

Tritanopia#856767

Tritanomaly#84685F

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #836953 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--pastel-brown: #836953;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #836953;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pastel-brown': '#836953' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.412, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="pastel_brown">#836953</color>

SVG fillfill="#836953"

More Brown Colors

Pastel Brown sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

845210 832a0d 84563c 826644 856d4d 825221 894b00 824112 8a4000 81613c 8a5300 814112 8f4f00 996300 ac4313 bd3000 cb8a10 e04000 2c1608 3f1f09 492e13 572400 65401a 704900

#836953 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pastel Brown?

The hex code for Pastel Brown is #836953. That is rgb(131, 105, 83) in RGB, hsl(27, 22%, 42%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 49%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #836953?

#836953 is rgb(131, 105, 83) — red 131, green 105, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #836953?

#836953 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #836953 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #836953 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #836953 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #836953 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 18.62, which is visibly different.

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