Information about #87532C color

#87532C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87532C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 83, 44) — 52.9% red, 32.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 36 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #87532C reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Natural (#885931). Nearby in the Register you will also find Korma (#804E2C) and Waiwherowhero (#86492C).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 83, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #87532C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#87532C color variations

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

#87532C 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 #87532C

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

Natural color link
Natural

#885931

Korma color link
Korma

#804E2C

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Green Tea color link
Green Tea

#824B35

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Rusty Nail color link
Rusty Nail

#8D5F2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87532C
  • RGB135, 83, 44
  • CMYK0, 20, 36, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 83, 44)
  • HSL26°, 51%, 35%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 50.838%, 35.098%
  • HSV26°, 67%, 53%
  • HSB26°, 67%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.325, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.325, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.325, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID87532C
  • DECIMAL ID8868652
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01