Information about #856938 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #856938 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(133, 105, 56) (52.2% red, 41.2% green, 22% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 30 / 48 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #856938 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dirt Brown (#836539). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yellow Sea Pine Brown (#896C39) and Mckenzie (#8C6338).

The recipe behind #856938 is rgb(133, 105, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856938: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856938 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856938 color variations

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

#856938 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856938 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856938 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856938 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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#856938 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 #856938

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

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Yellow Sea Pine Brown color link
Yellow Sea Pine Brown

#896C39

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Coyote Brown color link
Coyote Brown

#81613C

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Raw Umber color link
Raw Umber

#826644

Timbuktu color link
Timbuktu

#7F6C43

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

Japanese Iris And Sooty Bamboo color link
Japanese Iris And Sooty Bamboo

#7F5D3B

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

#856938 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856938
  • RGB133, 105, 56
  • CMYK0, 11, 30, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 105, 56)
  • HSL38°, 41%, 37%
  • HSL Precise38.182°, 40.741%, 37.059%
  • HSV38°, 58%, 52%
  • HSB38°, 58%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.412, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.412, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.412, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID856938
  • DECIMAL ID8743224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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