Pale Brown (#987654)

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: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.15:1 — vs black: 5.05:1

Color values

HEX #987654
RGB rgb(152, 118, 84)
HSL hsl(30, 44%, 59%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 22.37, 44.74, 40.39 )
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 #987654 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Pale Brown
#987654 Base

#547698

Analogous

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

Pale Brown
#987654 Base

#985454

#989854

Triadic

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

Pale Brown
#987654 Base

#549876

#765498

Split-Complementary

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

Pale Brown
#987654 Base

#549898

#545498

Tetradic (Square)

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

Pale Brown
#987654 Base

#549854

#547698

#985498

Monochromatic

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

Pale Brown
#987654 Base

#35291E

#675039

#7E6245

#AC8A69

#B99C80

#D4C2B1

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #100D09

— #2C2218

— #473727

— #624C36

— #7D6145

Pale Brown #987654 Base

— #AF8F6F

— #C1A88F

— #D3C1AF

— #E4D9CF

— #F6F2EF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #987654. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #987654;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #987654;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #987654;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #987654,
        #6A98C6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #987654,
        #6A98C6
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-brown: #987654;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-brown-r: 152;
$pale-brown-g: 118;
$pale-brown-b: 84;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #987654 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #818153 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 #7A7A54 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #9B7272 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7C7C7C 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 Pale Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Brown #987654 Base

Dirt #9B7653 ΔE 0.99

Liver Chestnut #987456 ΔE 1.90

Chamoisee #A0785A ΔE 3.25

French Beige #A67B5B ΔE 4.31

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.