Information about #885C3B color

#885C3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#885C3B falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 92, 59) — 53.3% red, 36.1% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 30 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#885C3B is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Triumph (#89603A). Slightly further away sit Brown Bear (#835C3B) and Brushwood Dyed (#8C5939).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 92, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #885C3B: 5.8:1 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.

#885C3B color variations

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#885C3B 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 #885C3B

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

Triumph color link
Triumph

#89603A

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

Potters Clay color link
Potters Clay

#845C40

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Toffee color link
Toffee

#8E593C

Legend color link
Legend

#8C563B

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

Dark Wood color link
Dark Wood

#855E42

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#885C3B
  • RGB136, 92, 59
  • CMYK0, 17, 30, 47
  • CSSrgb(136, 92, 59)
  • HSL26°, 39%, 38%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 39.487%, 38.235%
  • HSV26°, 57%, 53%
  • HSB26°, 57%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.361, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.361, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.361, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID885C3B
  • DECIMAL ID8936507
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01