Information about #887A5E color

#887A5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#887A5E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 122, 94) — 53.3% red, 47.8% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 16 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #887A5E reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Grey Olive (#867B5D). Slightly further away sit Shadow (#8A795D) and Brownish Grey (#86775F).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 122, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #887A5E: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#887A5E color variations

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#887A5E 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 #887A5E

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

Shadow color link
Shadow

#8A795D

Carat color link
Carat

#867D60

Army Brown color link
Army Brown

#827B60

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Triple Malta color link
Triple Malta

#8C7662

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Olive Haze color link
Olive Haze

#888064

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#887A5E
  • RGB136, 122, 94
  • CMYK0, 5, 16, 47
  • CSSrgb(136, 122, 94)
  • HSL40°, 18%, 45%
  • HSL Precise40°, 18.261%, 45.098%
  • HSV40°, 31%, 53%
  • HSB40°, 31%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.478, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.478, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.478, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID887A5E
  • DECIMAL ID8944222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01