Information about #85893E color

#85893E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85893E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 137, 62) — 52.2% red, 53.7% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 29 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #85893E reads as a softly balanced yellow and 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 a hair away from Wanderlust (#88843C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Drab (#828344) and Wasabi (#849137).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 137, 62) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85893E: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85893E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85893E color variations

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

#85893E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85893E

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

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Koru color link
Koru

#778E46

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85893E
  • RGB133, 137, 62
  • CMYK2, 0, 29, 46
  • CSSrgb(133, 137, 62)
  • HSL63°, 38%, 39%
  • HSL Precise63.2°, 37.688%, 39.02%
  • HSV63°, 55%, 54%
  • HSB63°, 55%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.537, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.537, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.537, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID85893E
  • DECIMAL ID8751422
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01