Information about #846E4B color

#846E4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#846E4B falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 110, 75) — 51.8% red, 43.1% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#846E4B is a moderately toned warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Colins Wicket (#826F4C). Slightly further away sit French Bistre (#856D4D) and Dull Brown (#876E4B).

The recipe behind #846E4B is rgb(132, 110, 75), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #846E4B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#846E4B color variations

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

#846E4B 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 #846E4B

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

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Timbuktu color link
Timbuktu

#7F6C43

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#846E4B
  • RGB132, 110, 75
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 48
  • CSSrgb(132, 110, 75)
  • HSL37°, 28%, 41%
  • HSL Precise36.842°, 27.536%, 40.588%
  • HSV37°, 43%, 52%
  • HSB37°, 43%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.431, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.431, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.431, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID846E4B
  • DECIMAL ID8678987
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01