Information about #848B55 color

#848B55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #848B55 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 139, 85) — 51.8% red, 54.5% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 21 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #848B55 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wilderness (#88885B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Awol (#888C4D) and Camo (#7F8F4E).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 139, 85) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #848B55 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#848B55 color variations

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#848B55 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 #848B55

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

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Rutherford color link
Rutherford

#7F7B59

Moss Green color link
Moss Green

#8A9A5B

Twister color link
Twister

#938255

Carat color link
Carat

#867D60

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#848B55
  • RGB132, 139, 85
  • CMYK3, 0, 21, 45
  • CSSrgb(132, 139, 85)
  • HSL68°, 24%, 44%
  • HSL Precise67.778°, 24.107%, 43.922%
  • HSV68°, 39%, 55%
  • HSB68°, 39%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.545, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.545, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.545, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID848B55
  • DECIMAL ID8686421
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01