Information about #856527 color

#856527 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856527 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 101, 39) — 52.2% red, 39.6% green, 15.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 37 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #856527 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kumera (#886221). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yukon Gold (#826A21) and Hot Curry (#815B28).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(133, 101, 39)), which gives #856527 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856527: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. #856527 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#856527 color variations

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

#856527 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 #856527

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

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Rusty Nail color link
Rusty Nail

#8D5F2C

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Natural color link
Natural

#885931

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856527
  • RGB133, 101, 39
  • CMYK0, 13, 37, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 101, 39)
  • HSL40°, 55%, 34%
  • HSL Precise39.574°, 54.651%, 33.725%
  • HSV40°, 71%, 52%
  • HSB40°, 71%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.396, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.396, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.396, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID856527
  • DECIMAL ID8742183
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01