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#87715E Color

#87715E is rgb(135, 113, 94) in RGB, hsl(28, 18%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Brown (#836953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87715E
HEX#87715E
RGBrgb(135, 113, 94)
HSLhsl(28, 18%, 45%)
HSVhsv(28, 30%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.04 62.7)
LABlab(49.38% 6.69 13.97)
LCHlch(49.38% 15.49 64.42)

What #87715E 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 #87715E, 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 orange in the library.

#87715E Channel Values

How #87715E 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 113 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 18% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 30% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 30% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87715E 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87715E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87715E; 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 #87715E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87715E.

How #87715E 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#87715E
Protanopia#75755E
Protanomaly#7D735E
Deuteranopia#79795D
Deuteranomaly#7F765D
Tritanopia#896F6F
Tritanomaly#887068
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87715E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87715e: #87715E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87715E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87715e': '#87715E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.443, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_87715e">#87715E</color>
SVG fillfill="#87715E"

More Orange Colors

#87715E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#87715E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87715E?

#87715E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(135, 113, 94) in RGB and hsl(28, 18%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #87715E?

#87715E is rgb(135, 113, 94) — red 135, green 113, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87715E?

#87715E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87715E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87715E scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87715E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87715E 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 16.05, which is visibly different.

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