Information about #856D54 color

#856D54 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856D54 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 109, 84) — 52.2% red, 42.7% green, 32.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 19 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #856D54 reads as a calm, restrained orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Axis (#846C55). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Brown (#836953) and Grey Brown (#7F7053).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 109, 84) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. No one has named #856D54 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#856D54 color variations

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

#856D54 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Mongoose

#A58B6F
#BBA893

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#D2C5B7

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#E8E2DB

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White

#FFFFFF

#856D54 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6B5843

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#504232

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Black

#000000

#856D54 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#86715C

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#847564

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Grey

#808080

#856D54 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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#865462

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#856D54 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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#555487
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#548687
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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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#875554
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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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#54876E
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#6E5487
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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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#6D8754
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#546D87
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#6E5487
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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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#548755
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#546D87
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#875486
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Nearest named colors to #856D54

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

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

French Bistre color link
French Bistre

#856D4D

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Double Colins Wicket color link
Double Colins Wicket

#826F4C

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

#856D54 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856D54
  • RGB133, 109, 84
  • CMYK0, 9, 19, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 109, 84)
  • HSL31°, 23%, 43%
  • HSL Precise30.612°, 22.581%, 42.549%
  • HSV31°, 37%, 52%
  • HSB31°, 37%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.427, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.427, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.427, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856D54
  • DECIMAL ID8744276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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