Information about #856542 color

#856542 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856542 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 101, 66) — 52.2% red, 39.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 26 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #856542 reads as a mildly saturated orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Raw Umber (#826644). Slightly further away sit Authentic (#8A6843) and Cocoa (#875F42).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(133, 101, 66)), which gives #856542 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856542: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. No one has named #856542 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#856542 color variations

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

#856542 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C1A281

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White

#FFFFFF

#856542 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856542 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Stonehenge

#827A71
Grey

#808080

#856542 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#856542 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #856542

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

Raw Umber color link
Raw Umber

#826644

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

Dark Wood color link
Dark Wood

#855E42

Coyote Brown color link
Coyote Brown

#81613C

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Timbuktu color link
Timbuktu

#7F6C43

Potters Clay color link
Potters Clay

#845C40

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Triple Colins Wicket color link
Triple Colins Wicket

#7A6441

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

Double Nullarbor color link
Double Nullarbor

#7D664B

#856542 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856542
  • RGB133, 101, 66
  • CMYK0, 13, 26, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 101, 66)
  • HSL31°, 34%, 39%
  • HSL Precise31.343°, 33.668%, 39.02%
  • HSV31°, 50%, 52%
  • HSB31°, 50%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.396, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.396, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.396, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID856542
  • DECIMAL ID8742210
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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