Information about #85856A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85856A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 133, 106) — 52.2% red, 52.2% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 11 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained yellow, #85856A feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bandicoot (#878466). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bitter (#88896C) and Schist (#87876F).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 133, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85856A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#85856A color variations

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

#85856A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85856A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85856A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85856A 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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#85856A 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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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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#786B85
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#6B7885
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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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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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#6B8585
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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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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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#6B8578
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Nearest named colors to #85856A

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

Bandicoot color link
Bandicoot

#878466

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Triple Lemon Grass color link
Triple Lemon Grass

#818068

Piston color link
Piston

#8C846D

Anemone Green color link
Anemone Green

#888C6C

Double Napa color link
Double Napa

#8A7F6B

Brown Grey color link
Brown Grey

#8D8468

Olive Haze color link
Olive Haze

#888064

Granite Green color link
Granite Green

#8B8265

Pravda color link
Pravda

#888071

Portland color link
Portland

#847E71

#85856A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85856A
  • RGB133, 133, 106
  • CMYK0, 0, 11, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 133, 106)
  • HSL60°, 11%, 47%
  • HSL Precise60°, 11.297%, 46.863%
  • HSV60°, 20%, 52%
  • HSB60°, 20%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.522, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.522, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.522, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85856A
  • DECIMAL ID8750442
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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