Information about #856C3D color

#856C3D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856C3D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 108, 61) — 52.2% red, 42.4% green, 23.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 28 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #856C3D 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 almost identical to Yellow Sea Pine Brown (#896C39). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dirt Brown (#836539) and Timbuktu (#7F6C43).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 108, 61) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856C3D: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856C3D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856C3D color variations

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

#856C3D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856C3D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856C3D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856C3D 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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#856C3D 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 #856C3D

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

Yellow Sea Pine Brown color link
Yellow Sea Pine Brown

#896C39

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Timbuktu color link
Timbuktu

#7F6C43

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Raw Umber color link
Raw Umber

#826644

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Coyote Brown color link
Coyote Brown

#81613C

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

Triple Colins Wicket color link
Triple Colins Wicket

#7A6441

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

#856C3D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856C3D
  • RGB133, 108, 61
  • CMYK0, 10, 28, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 108, 61)
  • HSL39°, 37%, 38%
  • HSL Precise39.167°, 37.113%, 38.039%
  • HSV39°, 54%, 52%
  • HSB39°, 54%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.424, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.424, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.424, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID856C3D
  • DECIMAL ID8743997
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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