Close to Sepia
#84591E
#84591E is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 34.9% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 63% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #84591E.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #84591E as they’d see it.
#84591E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #84591E
What color is #84591E?
#84591E is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 34.9% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 63% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #84591E in RGB?
#84591E is rgb(132, 89, 30): 132 red, 89 green, and 30 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #84591E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 77, 48). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #84591E?
PANTONE 873 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #84591E?
Its complement #3861A5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.