Information about #855B29 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #855B29 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hot Curry (#815B28). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Natural (#885931) and Flat Earth (#855F31).
The recipe behind #855B29 is rgb(133, 91, 41), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #855B29 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#855B29 color variations
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#855B29 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#855B29 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#855B29 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#855B29 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#855B29 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #855B29 color
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Nearest named colors to #855B29
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#815B28
#885931
#855F31
#8D5F2C
#886221
#905E26
#804E2C
#7D4E2D
#78512D
#875639
#7D641D
#826A21
#855B29 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#855B29
- RGB133, 91, 41
- CMYK0, 16, 36, 48
- CSSrgb(133, 91, 41)
- HSL33°, 53%, 34%
- HSL Precise32.609°, 52.874%, 34.118%
- HSV33°, 69%, 52%
- HSB33°, 69%, 52%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.357, 0.161)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.357, 0.161, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.357, 0.161)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID855B29
- DECIMAL ID8739625
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
