Close to Bronze Olive

#896E2E

#896E2E is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Bronze Olive. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 43.1% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 42°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #896E2E as they’d see it.

Typical vision#896E2E
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #896E2E?

#896E2E is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Bronze Olive. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 43.1% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 42°, with 50% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #896E2E in RGB?

#896E2E is rgb(137, 110, 46): 137 red, 110 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #896E2E in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 66, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #896E2E?

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 #896E2E?

Its complement #5C6FB0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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