Pastel Brown (#836953)

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: 5.11:1 — vs black: 4.11:1

Color values

HEX #836953
RGB rgb(131, 105, 83)
HSL hsl(27, 36%, 51%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 19.85, 36.64, 48.63 )
Websafe #996666

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #836953 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Pastel Brown
#836953 Base

#536D83

Analogous

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

Pastel Brown
#836953 Base

#835355

#838153

Triadic

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

Pastel Brown
#836953 Base

#538369

#695383

Split-Complementary

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

Pastel Brown
#836953 Base

#538381

#535583

Tetradic (Square)

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

Pastel Brown
#836953 Base

#558353

#536D83

#815383

Monochromatic

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

Pastel Brown
#836953 Base

#251E18

#544335

#6A5543

#9C7D63

#AA8F79

#C8B6A7

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #100D0A

— #271F19

— #3E3127

— #554436

— #6C5744

Pastel Brown #836953 Base

— #A1846B

— #B69F8C

— #CBBBAD

— #E0D6CE

— #F5F2EF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #836953. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #836953;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #836953;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #836953;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #836953,
        #5687B0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #836953,
        #5687B0
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pastel-brown: #836953;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pastel-brown-r: 131;
$pastel-brown-g: 105;
$pastel-brown-b: 83;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pastel-brown;
    color: rgba($pastel-brown-r, $pastel-brown-g, $pastel-brown-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pastel Brown appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #836953 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #717152 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 #6C6C53 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #856767 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #6E6E6E 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 Pastel Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pastel Brown #836953 Base

Dark Brown-tangelo #88654E ΔE 3.51

Raw Umber #826644 ΔE 4.45

French Bistre #856D4D ΔE 4.50

Coyote Brown #81613E ΔE 5.26

How to use this color

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