Information about #86827C color

#86827C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86827C falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 130, 124) — 52.5% red, 51% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 4 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #86827C reads as a quiet, subdued grey and 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 a hair away from Friar Grey (#86837A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granite (#837E7C) and Double Delta (#83857F).

In RGB terms — rgb(134, 130, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86827C: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #86827C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#86827C color variations

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#86827C 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 #86827C

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

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Double Delta color link
Double Delta

#83857F

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Concord color link
Concord

#827F79

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86827C
  • RGB134, 130, 124
  • CMYK0, 2, 4, 47
  • CSSrgb(134, 130, 124)
  • HSL36°, 4%, 51%
  • HSL Precise36°, 3.968%, 50.588%
  • HSV36°, 7%, 53%
  • HSB36°, 7%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.510, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.510, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.510, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID86827C
  • DECIMAL ID8815228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01