Information about #856D5D color

#856D5D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856D5D falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 109, 93) — 52.2% red, 42.7% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 16 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained orange, #856D5D feels open and friendly. 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 Lye (#7F6B5D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Axis (#846C55) and Wrangler (#80675A).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 109, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856D5D: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856D5D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856D5D color variations

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

#856D5D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856D5D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Paco

#4F4037
#342B24

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Black

#000000

#856D5D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856D5D 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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#856D5D 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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#74845C
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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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#5C7484
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Nearest named colors to #856D5D

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

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Triple Napa color link
Triple Napa

#807361

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Brownish Grey color link
Brownish Grey

#86775F

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Aquashield Stonewall color link
Aquashield Stonewall

#807661

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Coriander Ochre color link
Coriander Ochre

#7E7463

#856D5D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856D5D
  • RGB133, 109, 93
  • CMYK0, 9, 16, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 109, 93)
  • HSL24°, 18%, 44%
  • HSL Precise24°, 17.699%, 44.314%
  • HSV24°, 30%, 52%
  • HSB24°, 30%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.427, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.427, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.427, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856D5D
  • DECIMAL ID8744285
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers306 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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