Information about #8B5513 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8B5513 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(139, 85, 19) (54.5% red, 33.3% green, 7.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 21 / 47 / 45 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B5513 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grizzly (#885818). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown (#88540B) and Vincent's Copper Brown (#8A530A).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 85, 19) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8B5513 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #8B5513 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8B5513 color variations

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

#8B5513 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B5513 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8B5513 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B5513 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8B5513 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
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#13498B
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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
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#19138B
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#13858B
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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
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#8B1913
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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
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#138B55
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#55138B
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#498B13
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#13498B
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#55138B
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#138B19
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#13498B
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#8B1385
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Nearest named colors to #8B5513

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

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Vincent's Copper Brown color link
Vincent's Copper Brown

#8A530A

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Saddle Brown color link
Saddle Brown

#8B4513

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Russet color link
Russet

#80461B

#8B5513 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B5513
  • RGB139, 85, 19
  • CMYK0, 21, 47, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 85, 19)
  • HSL33°, 76%, 31%
  • HSL Precise33°, 75.949%, 30.98%
  • HSV33°, 86%, 55%
  • HSB33°, 86%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.333, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.333, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.333, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B5513
  • DECIMAL ID9131283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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