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#88683F Color

#88683F is rgb(136, 104, 63) in RGB, hsl(34, 37%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 54%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coyote Brown (#81613C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88683F
HEX#88683F
RGBrgb(136, 104, 63)
HSLhsl(34, 37%, 39%)
HSVhsv(34, 54%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 54%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.07 72.3)
LABlab(46.58% 9.39 28.13)
LCHlch(46.58% 29.65 71.54)

What #88683F 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 #88683F, 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.

#88683F Channel Values

How #88683F 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 104 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 37% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 54% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 54% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88683F 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #88683F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88683F; 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 #88683F

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 #88683F.

How #88683F 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#88683F
Protanopia#6E6E3F
Protanomaly#796C3F
Deuteranopia#74743D
Deuteranomaly#7C6F3E
Tritanopia#8B6464
Tritanomaly#8A6657
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88683F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88683f: #88683F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88683F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88683f': '#88683F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.408, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_88683f">#88683F</color>
SVG fillfill="#88683F"

More Brown Colors

#88683F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#88683F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88683F?

#88683F is a dark brown — rgb(136, 104, 63) in RGB and hsl(34, 37%, 39%) 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 3.36.

What is the RGB value of #88683F?

#88683F is rgb(136, 104, 63) — red 136, green 104, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88683F?

#88683F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 54%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88683F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #88683F scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88683F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88683F 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 23.16, which is visibly different.

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