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#84693E Color

#84693E is rgb(132, 105, 62) in RGB, hsl(37, 36%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 53%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coyote Brown (#81613C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84693E
HEX#84693E
RGBrgb(132, 105, 62)
HSLhsl(37, 36%, 38%)
HSVhsv(37, 53%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 53%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.069 78.1)
LABlab(46.38% 6.96 28.31)
LCHlch(46.38% 29.15 76.20)

What #84693E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #84693E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#84693E Channel Values

How #84693E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 132 · G 105 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 36% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 53% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 53% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84693E 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84693E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84693E; 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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Tints & Shades of #84693E

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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How #84693E 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#84693E
Protanopia#6E6E3E
Protanomaly#786C3E
Deuteranopia#73733C
Deuteranomaly#7A6F3D
Tritanopia#876565
Tritanomaly#866658
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #84693E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84693e: #84693E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84693E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84693e': '#84693E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.412, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_84693e">#84693E</color>
SVG fillfill="#84693E"

More Brown Colors

#84693E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#84693E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84693E?

#84693E is a dark brown — rgb(132, 105, 62) in RGB and hsl(37, 36%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coyote Brown (#81613C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #84693E?

#84693E is rgb(132, 105, 62) — red 132, green 105, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84693E?

#84693E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 53%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84693E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #84693E scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84693E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84693E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.78, which is visibly different.

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