Color swatch image showing #95452C with RGB(149,69,44) values

#95452C Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #95452C including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#95452C Color Information

#95452C RGB value is (149, 69, 44). The hex color red value is 149, green is 69, and blue is 44. Its HSL format shows a hue of 14°, saturation of 54 percent, and lightness of 38 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 54 percent, 70 percent, 42 percent.

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#95452C Color Meaning

Color #95452C conveys earthy intensity, mineral depth, and grounded warmth. Color #95452C is a deep, reddish brown that mirrors oxidized copper ore or roasted clay—dense, warm, and slightly granular. Unlike chocolate, #95452C carries metallic memory; unlike rust, #95452C feels more refined. In architectural and product design, #95452C hue signals durability with heritage, common in terracotta tiles, leather goods, and artisan tools. Environmental psychology links such tones to increased feelings of stability and authenticity in retail and hospitality. Functionally, color #95452C serves as a stable anchor in warm palettes. #95452C pairs beautifully with olive, cream, and slate, creating compositions that feel rooted yet modern. Digital use is strong in dark-mode interfaces, where #95452C reduces glare while maintaining warmth. Print reproduction is superb on textured papers, enhancing its tactile appeal. Consumer studies show products in color #95452C are perceived as more hand-finished and durable than those in standard browns. Culturally, color #95452C reflects labor that transforms—mining, molding, firing. #95452C appears in craft cooperatives, heritage restoration, and slow design as a symbol of process over product. Spiritually, #95452C connects to the root chakra’s foundational mode: being as making. Designers choose color #95452C when they want to signal depth with warmth. Its richness is earned through fire.

Color Conversion

Convert #95452C 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
#95452C
RGB
rgb(149, 69, 44)
HSL
hsl(14°, 54%, 38%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 54%, 70%, 42%)
HSV
hsv(14°, 70%, 58%)
XYZ
14.9772 10.8277 3.6834
Yxy
10.8277 0.5079 0.3672
Hunter Lab
32.9055 1.4335 0.7862
CIE-Lab
39.2887 31.7511 30.6417

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red149 / 255 (58%)
58%
Green69 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue44 / 255 (17%)
17%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta54 / 100 (54%)
54%
Yellow70 / 100 (70%)
70%
Key (Black)42 / 100 (42%)
42%

Color Variations

#95452C 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.

Color Harmonies

#95452C 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

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #95452C 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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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.63:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.63:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.63:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #95452C 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

#95452C

protanopia

#727232

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #95452C;

Text Color

color: #95452C;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #95452C;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #95452C40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #95452C;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #95452C 0%, #5a2a1b 100%);

#95452C Color FAQs

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