Information about #875C17 color

#875C17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#875C17 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 92, 23) — 52.9% red, 36.1% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 44 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #875C17 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grizzly (#885818). Slightly further away sit Oak Brown (#806517) and Kumera (#886221).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 92, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #875C17: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#875C17 color variations

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

#875C17 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 #875C17

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

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#875C17
  • RGB135, 92, 23
  • CMYK0, 17, 44, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 92, 23)
  • HSL37°, 71%, 31%
  • HSL Precise36.964°, 70.886%, 30.98%
  • HSV37°, 83%, 53%
  • HSB37°, 83%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.361, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.361, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.361, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID875C17
  • DECIMAL ID8870935
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01