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#86604B Color

#86604B is rgb(134, 96, 75) in RGB, hsl(21, 28%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86604B
HEX#86604B
RGBrgb(134, 96, 75)
HSLhsl(21, 28%, 41%)
HSVhsv(21, 44%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.059 49.9)
LABlab(44.40% 13.88 18.44)
LCHlch(44.40% 23.08 53.02)

What #86604B 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 #86604B, 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.

#86604B Channel Values

How #86604B 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 134 · G 96 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 28% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 44% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 44% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.54:1 vs white · 3.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86604B 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 text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #86604B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86604B; 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 #86604B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86604B.

How #86604B 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#86604B
Protanopia#68684B
Protanomaly#75654B
Deuteranopia#6E6E49
Deuteranomaly#79694A
Tritanopia#885E5E
Tritanomaly#875F57
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86604B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86604b: #86604B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86604B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86604b': '#86604B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.376, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_86604b">#86604B</color>
SVG fillfill="#86604B"

More Brown Colors

#86604B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#86604B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86604B?

#86604B is a mid-tone brown — rgb(134, 96, 75) in RGB and hsl(21, 28%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spicy Mix (#8B5F4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #86604B?

#86604B is rgb(134, 96, 75) — red 134, green 96, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86604B?

#86604B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86604B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #86604B scores 5.54:1 against white and 3.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86604B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86604B 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.83, which is visibly different.

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