Information about #85837A color

#85837A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85837A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 131, 122) — 52.2% red, 51.4% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#85837A is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Friar Grey (#86837A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castle Rock (#858477) and Taupe Grey (#898478).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 131, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85837A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (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.

#85837A color variations

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

#85837A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85837A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85837A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85837A 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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#85837A 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #85837A

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

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Concord color link
Concord

#827F79

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Double Delta color link
Double Delta

#83857F

Half Sandstone color link
Half Sandstone

#8B8176

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Windblown Green color link
Windblown Green

#7E867B

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Silver Lining color link
Silver Lining

#7F7F7D

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

#85837A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85837A
  • RGB133, 131, 122
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 131, 122)
  • HSL49°, 4%, 50%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 4.314%, 50%
  • HSV49°, 8%, 52%
  • HSB49°, 8%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.514, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.514, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.514, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85837A
  • DECIMAL ID8749946
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers45 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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