Information about #866E4E color

#866E4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#866E4E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 110, 78) — 52.5% red, 43.1% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #866E4E reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 French Bistre (#856D4D). Slightly further away sit Dull Brown (#876E4B) and Double Colins Wicket (#826F4C).

The recipe behind #866E4E is rgb(134, 110, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #866E4E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#866E4E color variations

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

#866E4E 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 #866E4E

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

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#866E4E
  • RGB134, 110, 78
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 47
  • CSSrgb(134, 110, 78)
  • HSL34°, 26%, 42%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 26.415%, 41.569%
  • HSV34°, 42%, 53%
  • HSB34°, 42%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.431, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.431, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.431, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID866E4E
  • DECIMAL ID8810062
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01