Information about #8B5536 color

#8B5536 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8B5536 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 85, 54) — 54.5% red, 33.3% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 33 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B5536 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Magma (#875639). Slightly further away sit Brushwood Dyed (#8C5939) and Legend (#8C563B).

The recipe behind #8B5536 is rgb(139, 85, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8B5536 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8B5536 color variations

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

#8B5536 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C99576

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White

#FFFFFF

#8B5536 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6F442B

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#533320

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#372215

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Black

#000000

#8B5536 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#896550

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Grey

#808080

#8B5536 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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#8B3639

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#8B5536 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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#366C8C
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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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#36428C
#36428C

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#368C80
#368C80

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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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#8C3642
#8C3642

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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
#8B5536
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#368C56
#368C56

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#56368C
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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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#6C8C36
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#366C8C
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#56368C
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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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#428C36
#428C36

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#366C8C
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#80368C
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Nearest named colors to #8B5536

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

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Brushwood Dyed color link
Brushwood Dyed

#8C5939

Legend color link
Legend

#8C563B

Terracotta Hit color link
Terracotta Hit

#8E5037

Roman Ochre color link
Roman Ochre

#87523A

Natural color link
Natural

#885931

Toffee color link
Toffee

#8E593C

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

Burnished Orange color link
Burnished Orange

#92543A

Milk Chocolate color link
Milk Chocolate

#84563C

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

#8B5536 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B5536
  • RGB139, 85, 54
  • CMYK0, 21, 33, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 85, 54)
  • HSL22°, 44%, 38%
  • HSL Precise21.882°, 44.041%, 37.843%
  • HSV22°, 61%, 55%
  • HSB22°, 61%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.333, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.333, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.333, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B5536
  • DECIMAL ID9131318
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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