Information about #885B2B color

#885B2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #885B2B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 91, 43) — 53.3% red, 35.7% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 36 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #885B2B holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Natural (#885931). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rusty Nail (#8D5F2C) and Hot Curry (#815B28).

The recipe behind #885B2B is rgb(136, 91, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #885B2B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #885B2B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#885B2B color variations

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#885B2B 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 #885B2B

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

Natural color link
Natural

#885931

Rusty Nail color link
Rusty Nail

#8D5F2C

Hot Curry color link
Hot Curry

#815B28

Flat Earth color link
Flat Earth

#855F31

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Korma color link
Korma

#804E2C

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#885B2B
  • RGB136, 91, 43
  • CMYK0, 18, 36, 47
  • CSSrgb(136, 91, 43)
  • HSL31°, 52%, 35%
  • HSL Precise30.968°, 51.955%, 35.098%
  • HSV31°, 68%, 53%
  • HSB31°, 68%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.357, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.357, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.357, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID885B2B
  • DECIMAL ID8936235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01