Information about #816B2C color

#816B2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#816B2C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 107, 44) — 50.6% red, 42% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 33 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #816B2C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Yukon Gold (#826A21). Slightly further away sit Spanish Bistre (#807532) and Crete (#77712B).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 107, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. #816B2C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#816B2C color variations

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#816B2C 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 #816B2C

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

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Crete color link
Crete

#77712B

Pesto color link
Pesto

#7C7631

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Olivetone color link
Olivetone

#747028

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

#816B2C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#816B2C
  • RGB129, 107, 44
  • CMYK0, 9, 33, 49
  • HSL44°, 49%, 34%
  • HSL Precise44.471°, 49.133%, 33.922%
  • HSV44°, 66%, 51%
  • HSB44°, 66%, 51%
  • HEX ID816B2C
  • DECIMAL ID8481580
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
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