Information about #8B553B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8B553B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(139, 85, 59) (54.5% red, 33.3% green, 23.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 21 / 31 / 45 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B553B is a pleasantly vivid warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Legend (#8C563B). Slightly further away sit Magma (#875639) and Brushwood Dyed (#8C5939).

The recipe behind #8B553B is rgb(139, 85, 59), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. #8B553B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8B553B color variations

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

#8B553B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B553B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#533323

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Black

#000000

#8B553B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B553B 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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#8B553B 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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#3C498B
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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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#8B3C49
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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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#3C8B56
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#563C8B
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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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#718B3C
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#3C718B
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#563C8B
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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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#498B3C
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#3C718B
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#7E3C8B
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Nearest named colors to #8B553B

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

Legend color link
Legend

#8C563B

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Brushwood Dyed color link
Brushwood Dyed

#8C5939

Toffee color link
Toffee

#8E593C

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

Roman Ochre color link
Roman Ochre

#87523A

Terracotta Hit color link
Terracotta Hit

#8E5037

Milk Chocolate color link
Milk Chocolate

#84563C

Burnished Orange color link
Burnished Orange

#92543A

Mule Fawn color link
Mule Fawn

#884F40

Radiance color link
Radiance

#8F5743

Brown Bear color link
Brown Bear

#835C3B

#8B553B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B553B
  • RGB139, 85, 59
  • CMYK0, 21, 31, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 85, 59)
  • HSL20°, 40%, 39%
  • HSL Precise19.5°, 40.404%, 38.824%
  • HSV20°, 58%, 55%
  • HSB20°, 58%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.333, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.333, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.333, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B553B
  • DECIMAL ID9131323
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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