Information about #836B15 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#836B15 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 107, 21) — 51.4% red, 42% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 43 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #836B15 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oak Brown (#806517). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yukon Gold (#826A21) and Fiddlesticks (#7D641D).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 107, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #836B15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#836B15 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#836B15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#EBD484

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#F5E9C1

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White

#FFFFFF

#836B15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#695611

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#4E400C

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#342B08

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#1A1504

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Black

#000000

#836B15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#887224

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#8A7837

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#897C4C

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#867E64

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Grey

#808080

#836B15 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#438315

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#6F8315

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#833F15

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#831517

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#831543

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#836B15 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#152D84
#152D84

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#351584
#351584

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#156484
#156484

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#843515
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#836B15
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#15846C
#15846C

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#6C1584
#6C1584

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2D8415
#2D8415

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#152D84
#152D84

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#6C1584
#6C1584

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#158435
#158435

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#152D84
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#841564
#841564

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Nearest named colors to #836B15

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Spicy Mustard color link
Spicy Mustard

#74640D

Brown Green color link
Brown Green

#706C11

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Ugly Brown color link
Ugly Brown

#7D7103

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

#836B15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#836B15
  • RGB131, 107, 21
  • CMYK0, 9, 43, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 107, 21)
  • HSL47°, 72%, 30%
  • HSL Precise46.909°, 72.368%, 29.804%
  • HSV47°, 84%, 51%
  • HSB47°, 84%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.420, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.420, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.420, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID836B15
  • DECIMAL ID8612629
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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