Coconut (#965A3E)

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
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.48:1 — vs black: 3.83:1

Color values

  • HEX #965A3E
  • RGB rgb(150, 90, 62)
  • HSL hsl(19, 58%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 40, 58.67, 41.18 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #965A3E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Coconut
#965A3E Base
#3E7A96
Analogous

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

Coconut
#965A3E Base
#963E4E
#96863E
Triadic

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

Coconut
#965A3E Base
#3E965A
#5A3E96
Split-Complementary

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

Coconut
#965A3E Base
#3E9686
#3E4E96
Tetradic (Square)

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

Coconut
#965A3E Base
#4E963E
#3E7A96
#863E96
Monochromatic

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

Coconut
#965A3E Base
#2A1911
#603A28
#794932
#B36B4A
#BE8062
#D5AC98
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#120B07
#2C1B12
#472B1D
#613A28
#7C4A33
Coconut #965A3E Base
#B87353
#C89279
#D8B2A0
#E8D1C6
#F8F0ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #965A3E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #965A3E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #965A3E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #965A3E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #965A3E,
        #58ACD4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #965A3E,
        #58ACD4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$coconut: #965A3E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$coconut-r: 150;
$coconut-g: 90;
$coconut-b: 62;

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

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

Normal Vision #965A3E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #70703B 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 #63633F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #985757 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #696969 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 Coconut ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Coconut #965A3E Base
Spicy Mix #8B5F4D ΔE 4.82
Dark Brown-tangelo #88654E ΔE 6.96
Chestnut #954535 ΔE 7.84
Redwood #A45A52 ΔE 8.68

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.