Information about #856C5E color

#856C5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856C5E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 108, 94) — 52.2% red, 42.4% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 15 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned warm orange, #856C5E carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Lye (#7F6B5D). Slightly further away sit Wrangler (#80675A) and Axis (#846C55).

The recipe behind #856C5E is rgb(133, 108, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856C5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856C5E color variations

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

#856C5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856C5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856C5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856C5E 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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#865F60

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#856C5E 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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#5F7886
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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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#5F6486
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#5F8681
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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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#865F64
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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
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#5F866E
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#6E5F86
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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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#78865F
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#5F7886
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#6E5F86
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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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#64865F
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#5F7886
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#815F86
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Nearest named colors to #856C5E

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

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Triple Napa color link
Triple Napa

#807361

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Brownish Grey color link
Brownish Grey

#86775F

Aquashield Stonewall color link
Aquashield Stonewall

#807661

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Slate Brown color link
Slate Brown

#7D6757

Coriander Ochre color link
Coriander Ochre

#7E7463

#856C5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856C5E
  • RGB133, 108, 94
  • CMYK0, 10, 15, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 108, 94)
  • HSL22°, 17%, 45%
  • HSL Precise21.538°, 17.181%, 44.51%
  • HSV22°, 29%, 52%
  • HSB22°, 29%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.424, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.424, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.424, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856C5E
  • DECIMAL ID8744030
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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