Dark Brown-tangelo (#88654E)

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: 5.23:1 — vs black: 4.02:1

Color values

  • HEX #88654E
  • RGB rgb(136, 101, 78)
  • HSL hsl(23, 42%, 53%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25.74, 42.65, 46.67 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #88654E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Dark Brown-tangelo
#88654E Base
#4E7188
Analogous

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

Dark Brown-tangelo
#88654E Base
#884E54
#88824E
Triadic

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

Dark Brown-tangelo
#88654E Base
#4E8865
#654E88
Split-Complementary

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

Dark Brown-tangelo
#88654E Base
#4E8882
#4E5488
Tetradic (Square)

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

Dark Brown-tangelo
#88654E Base
#54884E
#4E7188
#824E88
Monochromatic

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

Dark Brown-tangelo
#88654E Base
#271D16
#574132
#6E523F
#A2785D
#AF8B74
#CBB3A4
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#100C09
#281E17
#403025
#584133
#705340
Dark Brown-tangelo #88654E Base
#A77F65
#BB9C88
#CEB8AA
#E2D5CC
#F6F2EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #88654E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #88654E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #88654E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #88654E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #88654E,
        #5592BB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #88654E,
        #5592BB
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-brown-tangelo: #88654E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-brown-tangelo-r: 136;
$dark-brown-tangelo-g: 101;
$dark-brown-tangelo-b: 78;

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

How Dark Brown-tangelo appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #88654E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #71714D 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 #6A6A4E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8A6262 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6C6C6C 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 Dark Brown-tangelo ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Brown-tangelo #88654E Base
Pastel Brown #836953 ΔE 3.51
Spicy Mix #8B5F4D ΔE 4.39
Coyote Brown #81613E ΔE 5.40
Raw Umber #826644 ΔE 5.82

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.