Americano Color
Americano is a brown color with hex code #87756E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with americano, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Americano Color Values
What Does Americano Mean?
Americano belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Americano sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Americano is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: light brownish gray, #8E8279).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Americano
Americano and #6E8087 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #876E73 and #87816E, which sit beside americano on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair americano with triadic partners #6E8775 and #756E87. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Sand Dune —
#826F65(Delta E 3) - Almond Frost —
#907B71(Delta E 3) - Hemp —
#907874(Delta E 3) - Squirrel —
#8F8176(Delta E 5) - Hurricane —
#877C7B(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #87756E; }
.background { background-color: #87756E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87756E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #87756E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for americano?
Americano has the hex code #87756E. In RGB notation it is rgb(135, 117, 110), in HSL it is hsl(17, 10%, 48%), and its OKLCH value is 0.577, 0.025, 42.4.
What does the color americano mean?
Brown-family colors like americano carry distinct psychological associations. Americano belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Americano sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with americano?
Americano has three easy routes: its complement #6E8087 for punch, its neighbors #876E73 and #87816E for something calmer, or triadic partners #6E8775 and #756E87 when you want energy.
Is americano a standard web color?
No — Americano is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #87756E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make americano lighter or darker?
To lighten americano, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EAE7E6 (lightest tint) to #161412 (darkest shade).
About Americano
Americano is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #87756E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.