Close to Sepia
#875D21
#875D21 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 36.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #875D21.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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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5.80:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.62:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #875D21 as they’d see it.
#875D21 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #875D21
What color is #875D21?
#875D21 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 36.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #875D21 in RGB?
#875D21 is rgb(135, 93, 33): 135 red, 93 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #875D21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 31, 76, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #875D21?
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 #875D21?
Its complement #3D65A8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.