Information about #846D3E color

#846D3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#846D3E falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 109, 62) — 51.8% red, 42.7% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 27 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #846D3E reads as a softly balanced orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Timbuktu (#7F6C43). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yellow Sea Pine Brown (#896C39) and Authentic (#8A6843).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 109, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #846D3E: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #846D3E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#846D3E color variations

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

#846D3E 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 #846D3E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#846D3E
  • RGB132, 109, 62
  • CMYK0, 9, 27, 48
  • CSSrgb(132, 109, 62)
  • HSL40°, 36%, 38%
  • HSL Precise40.286°, 36.082%, 38.039%
  • HSV40°, 53%, 52%
  • HSB40°, 53%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.427, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.427, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.427, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID846D3E
  • DECIMAL ID8678718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01