Information about #836B61 color

#836B61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#836B61 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 107, 97) — 51.4% red, 42% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 13 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#836B61 is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lye (#7F6B5D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ferra (#876A68) and Triple Napa (#807361).

The recipe behind #836B61 is rgb(131, 107, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #836B61: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #836B61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#836B61 color variations

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

#836B61 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 #836B61

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

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Triple Napa color link
Triple Napa

#807361

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Coffee Break color link
Coffee Break

#79695E

Sandstone color link
Sandstone

#786D5F

Pablo color link
Pablo

#7A715C

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#836B61
  • RGB131, 107, 97
  • CMYK0, 9, 13, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 107, 97)
  • HSL18°, 15%, 45%
  • HSL Precise17.647°, 14.912%, 44.706%
  • HSV18°, 26%, 51%
  • HSB18°, 26%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.420, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.420, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.420, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID836B61
  • DECIMAL ID8612705
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01