Information about #837D5E color

#837D5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #837D5E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(131, 125, 94) (51.4% red, 49% green, 36.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 15 / 49 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#837D5E presents itself as a calm, restrained golden yellow — one 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 almost identical to Army Brown (#827B60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Carat (#867D60) and Triple Grey Olive (#867B5D).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 125, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #837D5E: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #837D5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#837D5E color variations

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

#837D5E 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 #837D5E

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

Army Brown color link
Army Brown

#827B60

Carat color link
Carat

#867D60

Rutherford color link
Rutherford

#7F7B59

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Shadow color link
Shadow

#8A795D

Olive Haze color link
Olive Haze

#888064

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Kokoda color link
Kokoda

#7B785A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#837D5E
  • RGB131, 125, 94
  • CMYK0, 2, 15, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 125, 94)
  • HSL50°, 16%, 44%
  • HSL Precise50.27°, 16.444%, 44.118%
  • HSV50°, 28%, 51%
  • HSB50°, 28%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.490, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.490, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.490, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID837D5E
  • DECIMAL ID8617310
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01