Skip to content

#87591C Color

#87591C is rgb(135, 89, 28) in RGB, hsl(34, 66%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 79%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), visibly different at ΔE 10.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87591C
HEX#87591C
RGBrgb(135, 89, 28)
HSLhsl(34, 66%, 32%)
HSVhsv(34, 79%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 79%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.096 69.4)
LABlab(42.19% 15.55 41.16)
LCHlch(42.19% 44.00 69.30)

What #87591C 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 #87591C, 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.

#87591C Channel Values

How #87591C 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 135 · G 89 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 66% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 79% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 79% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87591C 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 text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87591C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87591C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87591C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #87591C

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87591C.

How #87591C 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#87591C
Protanopia#63631B
Protanomaly#735F1B
Deuteranopia#6B6B15
Deuteranomaly#776418
Tritanopia#8A5454
Tritanomaly#895644
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87591C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87591c: #87591C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87591C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87591c': '#87591C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.349, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_87591c">#87591C</color>
SVG fillfill="#87591C"

More Brown Colors

#87591C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#87591C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87591C?

#87591C is a dark brown — rgb(135, 89, 28) in RGB and hsl(34, 66%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.02.

What is the RGB value of #87591C?

#87591C is rgb(135, 89, 28) — red 135, green 89, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87591C?

#87591C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 79%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87591C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87591C scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87591C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87591C 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 13.24, which is visibly different.

Open #87591C in a Tool

Keep exploring: every brown in the color library, the guide to shades of brown, or the full color library.