Information about #836B54 color

#836B54 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#836B54 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 107, 84) — 51.4% red, 42% green, 32.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 18 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #836B54 reads as a gently muted orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Axis (#846C55). Slightly further away sit Pastel Brown (#836953) and Grey Brown (#7F7053).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 107, 84) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #836B54: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. No one has named #836B54 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#836B54 color variations

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#836B54 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #836B54

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

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

Slate Brown color link
Slate Brown

#7D6757

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#836B54
  • RGB131, 107, 84
  • CMYK0, 9, 18, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 107, 84)
  • HSL29°, 22%, 42%
  • HSL Precise29.362°, 21.86%, 42.157%
  • HSV29°, 36%, 51%
  • HSB29°, 36%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.420, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.420, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.420, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID836B54
  • DECIMAL ID8612692
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01