Tobacco Brown is a medium dark medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Orange, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Tobacco Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Tobacco Brown is #715D47.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Tobacco Brown has 44%% Red, 36% Green, and 28% Blue.
Tobacco Brown has 31° Hue, 37% Saturation, and 44% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Tobacco Brown has 31° Hue, 23% Saturation, and 36% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Tobacco Brown has 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow, and 56% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#715D47 |
|
RGB |
(113, 93, 71) |
(44%, 36%, 28%) |
HSV |
(31°, 37, 44) |
(9%, 37%, 44%) |
HSL |
(31°, 23, 36) |
(9%, 23%, 36%) |
CMYK |
(0, 18, 37, 56) |
(0%, 18%, 37%, 56%) |
The natural luminance of Tobacco Brown is 12%, which is low.
Tobacco Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Tobacco Brown and black have a 3.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Tobacco Brown and white have a 6.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
12% |
insufficient (3.4) |
AA (6.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Tobacco Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Yellow, 11% Red, 56% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Yellow
6%
Red
11%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
56%
White
28%
To mix Tobacco Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Magenta, 11% Yellow, 56% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
11%
Black
56%
White
28%
Colors similar to Tobacco Brown are: Roman Coffee, Dark Taupe, Greyish Brown, Pastel Brown, and Soya Bean. Roman Coffee is more red than Tobacco Brown. Dark Taupe is lighter than Tobacco Brown. Greyish Brown is more yellow and lighter than Tobacco Brown. Pastel Brown is more red and lighter than Tobacco Brown. Soya Bean is more yellow and paler than Tobacco Brown.