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#88533A Color

#88533A is rgb(136, 83, 58) in RGB, hsl(19, 40%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 57%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Milk Chocolate (#84563C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88533A
HEX#88533A
RGBrgb(136, 83, 58)
HSLhsl(19, 40%, 38%)
HSVhsv(19, 57%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 57%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.08 45.7)
LABlab(41.11% 20.76 24.33)
LCHlch(41.11% 31.98 49.53)

What #88533A 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 #88533A, 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.

#88533A Channel Values

How #88533A 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 136 · G 83 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 40% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 57% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 57% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.28:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88533A 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 text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #88533A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88533A; 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 #88533A

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 #88533A 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#88533A
Protanopia#5F5F39
Protanomaly#725A3A
Deuteranopia#686837
Deuteranomaly#766038
Tritanopia#895050
Tritanomaly#895148
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88533A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88533a: #88533A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88533A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88533a': '#88533A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.325, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_88533a">#88533A</color>
SVG fillfill="#88533A"

More Brown Colors

#88533A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#88533A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88533A?

#88533A is a dark brown — rgb(136, 83, 58) in RGB and hsl(19, 40%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#84563C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #88533A?

#88533A is rgb(136, 83, 58) — red 136, green 83, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88533A?

#88533A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 57%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88533A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #88533A scores 6.28:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88533A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88533A 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 16.05, which is visibly different.

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