Information about #856E50 color

#856E50 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #856E50 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(133, 110, 80) (52.2% red, 43.1% green, 31.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 21 / 48 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained amber-leaning orange, #856E50 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from French Bistre (#856D4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Colins Wicket (#826F4C) and Dull Brown (#876E4B).

The recipe behind #856E50 is rgb(133, 110, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856E50: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #856E50 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#856E50 color variations

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

#856E50 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#856E50 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#856E50 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#856E50 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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#856E50 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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#506886

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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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#545086
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#508286
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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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#865450
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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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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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#688650
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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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#865082
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Nearest named colors to #856E50

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

French Bistre color link
French Bistre

#856D4D

Double Colins Wicket color link
Double Colins Wicket

#826F4C

Dull Brown color link
Dull Brown

#876E4B

Axis color link
Axis

#846C55

Pastel Brown color link
Pastel Brown

#836953

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

Grey Brown color link
Grey Brown

#7F7053

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Dark Taupe color link
Dark Taupe

#7F684E

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

#856E50 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856E50
  • RGB133, 110, 80
  • CMYK0, 9, 21, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 110, 80)
  • HSL34°, 25%, 42%
  • HSL Precise33.962°, 24.883%, 41.765%
  • HSV34°, 40%, 52%
  • HSB34°, 40%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.431, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.431, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.431, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID856E50
  • DECIMAL ID8744528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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