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#89500B Color

#89500B is rgb(137, 80, 11) in RGB, hsl(33, 85%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 92%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89500B
HEX#89500B
RGBrgb(137, 80, 11)
HSLhsl(33, 85%, 29%)
HSVhsv(33, 92%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 92%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.107 63.1)
LABlab(40.14% 21.09 45.82)
LCHlch(40.14% 50.44 65.29)

What #89500B 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 #89500B, 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.

#89500B Channel Values

How #89500B 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 137 · G 80 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 85% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 92% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 92% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.53:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89500B 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 text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #89500B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89500B; 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 #89500B

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 #89500B 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#89500B
Protanopia#5D5D08
Protanomaly#71580A
Deuteranopia#676700
Deuteranomaly#765F02
Tritanopia#8B4B4B
Tritanomaly#8A4D3B
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #89500B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89500b: #89500B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89500B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89500b': '#89500B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.314, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_89500b">#89500B</color>
SVG fillfill="#89500B"

More Brown Colors

#89500B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#89500B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89500B?

#89500B is a dark brown — rgb(137, 80, 11) in RGB and hsl(33, 85%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #89500B?

#89500B is rgb(137, 80, 11) — red 137, green 80, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89500B?

#89500B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 92%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89500B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #89500B scores 6.53:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89500B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89500B 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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