Information about French Bistre color

#856D4D - French Bistre color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #856D4D, known as "French Bistre", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 109, 77) — 52.2% red, 42.7% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#856D4D presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dull Brown (#876E4B). Slightly further away sit Double Colins Wicket (#826F4C) and Pastel Brown (#836953).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 109, 77) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. The name "French Bistre" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

French Bistre color variations

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

French Bistre color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
French Bistre

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#A78A66

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#D3C4B2

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White

#FFFFFF

French Bistre color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
French Bistre

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#6A563D

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#4F402D

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#352B1E

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Black

#000000

French Bistre color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
French Bistre

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#847055

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#837869

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Grey

#808080

French Bistre 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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French Bistre

#856D4D
#84554C

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#844C59

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#844C70

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French Bistre 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
#856D4D
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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
#856D4D
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#504C85
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#4C8185
#4C8185

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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
#81854C
#81854C

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#856D4D
French Bistre

#856D4D

#85504C
#85504C

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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
#856D4D
French Bistre

#856D4D

#4C856C
#4C856C

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#6C4C85
#6C4C85

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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
#856D4D
French Bistre

#856D4D

#65854C
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#4C6585
#4C6585

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#6C4C85
#6C4C85

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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
#856D4D
French Bistre

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#4C8550
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#4C6585
#4C6585

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#854C81
#854C81

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Nearest named colors to French Bistre

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

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

Double Colins Wicket color link
Double Colins Wicket

#826F4C

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

Dark Brown Tangelo color link
Dark Brown Tangelo

#88654E

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Double Nullarbor color link
Double Nullarbor

#7D664B

French Bistre color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#856D4D - French Bistre color image French Bistre color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856D4D
  • RGB133, 109, 77
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 109, 77)
  • HSL34°, 27%, 41%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 26.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV34°, 42%, 52%
  • HSB34°, 42%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.427, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.427, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.427, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856D4D
  • DECIMAL ID8744269
  • Name Length13
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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