Spanish Bistre (#807532)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.66:1 — vs black: 4.51:1

Color values

  • HEX #807532
  • RGB rgb(128, 117, 50)
  • HSL hsl(51, 60%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 8.59, 60.94, 49.8 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #807532 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Spanish Bistre
#807532 Base
#323D80
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Spanish Bistre
#807532 Base
#804E32
#648032
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Spanish Bistre
#807532 Base
#328075
#753280
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Spanish Bistre
#807532 Base
#326480
#4E3280
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Spanish Bistre
#807532 Base
#32804E
#323D80
#803264
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Spanish Bistre
#807532 Base
#121107
#49431D
#635A27
#9D903D
#B7A747
#CDC27E
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Spanish Bistre, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#121107
#282510
#3E3918
#544D21
#6A6129
Spanish Bistre #807532 Base
#AC9D43
#C4B768
#D5CC94
#E7E1C1
#F8F6ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #807532. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #807532;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #807532;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #807532;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #807532,
        #3348CD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #807532,
        #3348CD
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$spanish-bistre: #807532;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spanish-bistre-r: 128;
$spanish-bistre-g: 117;
$spanish-bistre-b: 50;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $spanish-bistre;
    color: rgba($spanish-bistre-r, $spanish-bistre-g, $spanish-bistre-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Spanish Bistre appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #807532 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #787831 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #767632 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #856F6F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #747474 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Spanish Bistre ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spanish Bistre #807532 Base
Old Moss Green #867E36 ΔE 3.49
Bronze Yellow #737000 ΔE 6.08
Gold Fusion #85754E ΔE 6.89
Dark Tan #918151 ΔE 7.06

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.