Information about #856E4B color

#856E4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #856E4B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 110, 75) — 52.2% red, 43.1% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 23 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#856E4B presents itself as a moderately toned warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dull Brown (#876E4B). Slightly further away sit French Bistre (#856D4D) and Double Colins Wicket (#826F4C).

The recipe behind #856E4B is rgb(133, 110, 75), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856E4B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856E4B color variations

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

#856E4B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856E4B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856E4B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856E4B 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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#856E4B 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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#63864B
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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 #856E4B

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

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

French Bistre color link
French Bistre

#856D4D

Double Colins Wicket color link
Double Colins Wicket

#826F4C

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Dark Brown Tangelo color link
Dark Brown Tangelo

#88654E

Timbuktu color link
Timbuktu

#7F6C43

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

#856E4B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856E4B
  • RGB133, 110, 75
  • CMYK0, 9, 23, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 110, 75)
  • HSL36°, 28%, 41%
  • HSL Precise36.207°, 27.885%, 40.784%
  • HSV36°, 44%, 52%
  • HSB36°, 44%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.431, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.431, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.431, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856E4B
  • DECIMAL ID8744523
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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