Information about #836E5E color

#836E5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #836E5E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 110, 94) — 51.4% red, 43.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 15 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned amber-leaning orange, #836E5E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lye (#7F6B5D). Slightly further away sit Triple Napa (#807361) and Wrangler (#80675A).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 110, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #836E5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#836E5E color variations

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#836E5E 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 #836E5E

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

Triple Napa color link
Triple Napa

#807361

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Pablo color link
Pablo

#7A715C

Quarry Stone color link
Quarry Stone

#7B745E

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#836E5E
  • RGB131, 110, 94
  • CMYK0, 8, 15, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 110, 94)
  • HSL26°, 16%, 44%
  • HSL Precise25.946°, 16.444%, 44.118%
  • HSV26°, 28%, 51%
  • HSB26°, 28%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.431, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.431, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.431, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID836E5E
  • DECIMAL ID8613470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01