Information about Dark Wood color

#855E42 - Dark Wood color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#855E42, known as "Dark Wood", falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 94, 66) — 52.2% red, 36.9% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 26 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #855E42 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cocoa (#875F42). Slightly further away sit Potters Clay (#845C40) and Luxury Brown (#805A40).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 94, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. The name "Dark Wood" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Wood color variations

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

Dark Wood color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Wood

#855E42
#AC7B58

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#C19C81

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#D5BDAB

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#EADED5

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Wood color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Wood

#855E42
#6A4B34

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#4F3827

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#35251A

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#1A120D

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Black

#000000

Dark Wood color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Wood

#855E42
#85644C

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#856A58

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#847164

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#827871

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Grey

#808080

Dark Wood color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5B8541

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#768541

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#857841

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Dark Wood

#855E42
#854241

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#85415B

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#854176

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Dark Wood 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
#855E42
Dark Wood

#855E42

#426985
#426985

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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
#855E42
Dark Wood

#855E42

#424785
#424785

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#428580
#428580

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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
#858042
#858042

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#855E42
Dark Wood

#855E42

#854247
#854247

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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
#855E42
Dark Wood

#855E42

#42855E
#42855E

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#5E4285
#5E4285

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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
#855E42
Dark Wood

#855E42

#698542
#698542

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#426985
#426985

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#5E4285
#5E4285

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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
#855E42
Dark Wood

#855E42

#478542
#478542

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#426985
#426985

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#804285
#804285

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Nearest named colors to Dark Wood

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

Potters Clay color link
Potters Clay

#845C40

Luxury Brown color link
Luxury Brown

#805A40

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

Coyote Brown color link
Coyote Brown

#81613C

Blast Yellow color link
Blast Yellow

#7E5B3F

Raw Umber color link
Raw Umber

#826644

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Japanese Iris And Sooty Bamboo color link
Japanese Iris And Sooty Bamboo

#7F5D3B

Milk Chocolate color link
Milk Chocolate

#84563C

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Dark Wood color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#855E42 - Dark Wood color image Dark Wood color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#855E42
  • RGB133, 94, 66
  • CMYK0, 15, 26, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 94, 66)
  • HSL25°, 34%, 39%
  • HSL Precise25.075°, 33.668%, 39.02%
  • HSV25°, 50%, 52%
  • HSB25°, 50%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.369, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.369, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.369, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID855E42
  • DECIMAL ID8740418
  • Name Length9
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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