Color swatch image showing Pastel Brown (#836953) with RGB(131,105,83) values

Pastel Brown (#836953) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pastel Brown (#836953) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pastel Brown (#836953) Color Information

Pastel Brown (#836953) RGB value is (131, 105, 83). The hex color red value is 131, green is 105, and blue is 83. Its HSL format shows a hue of 27°, saturation of 22 percent, and lightness of 42 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 20 percent, 37 percent, 49 percent.

Pastel Brown
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Pastel Brown (#836953) Color Meaning

Pastel Brown (#836953) signifies earthy comfort, humble authenticity, and unrefined stability. This medium, greyish brown resembles raw clay, nut shells, or dry soil, suggesting a direct, unpretentious connection to the earth. Psychologically, Pastel Brown (#836953) is deeply grounding and reassuring, promoting feelings of simplicity, resilience, and pragmatic comfort. It decreases anxiety by evoking solid, common, and dependable materials, fostering a sense of being anchored in reality. This color is honest and straightforward. Culturally, Pastel Brown (#836953) is found in craft traditions, rustic interiors, and naturalist branding, representing handmade quality, organic processes, and a rejection of artificial gloss. Symbolically, it stands for the fundamental, the unadorned, and strength that comes from simplicity. Spiritually, Pastel Brown (#836953) connects strongly to the root chakra, representing physical security, a connection to ancestry, and the profound peace that comes from accepting one's basic, earthly nature.

Convert Pastel Brown (#836953) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#836953
RGB
rgb(131, 105, 83)
HSL
hsl(27°, 22%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 49%)
HSV
hsv(27°, 37%, 51%)
XYZ
15.9730 15.5530 10.3438
Yxy
15.5530 0.3815 0.3715
Hunter Lab
39.4373 0.4364 0.7661
CIE-Lab
46.3825 7.0318 16.2983

RGB Values

Red131 / 255 (51%)
51%
Green105 / 255 (41%)
41%
Blue83 / 255 (33%)
33%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta20 / 100 (20%)
20%
Yellow37 / 100 (37%)
37%
Key (Black)49 / 100 (49%)
49%

Pastel Brown (#836953) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Pastel Brown (#836953) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pastel Brown (#836953) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#836953

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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Normal Text

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UI Components

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WCAG AAA

See how #836953 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pastel Brown (#836953)

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

Background Color

background-color: #836953;

Text Color

color: #836953;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #836953;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #83695340;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #836953;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #836953 0%, #4e3f32 100%);

Pastel Brown (#836953) Color FAQs

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