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#85542E

#85542e ≈ Russet

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#85542e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 32.94% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.84% magenta, 65.41% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 26.21°, with 48.6% saturation and 35.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Russet (#80461b), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #85542e
  2. #2e5f85

Split complementary

  1. #85542e
  2. #2e8580
  3. #2e3485

Analogous

  1. #852e34
  2. #85542e
  3. #85802e

Triadic

  1. #85542e
  2. #2e8554
  3. #542e85

Tetradic

  1. #85542e
  2. #5f852e
  3. #2e5f85
  4. #542e85

Square

  1. #85542e
  2. #34852e
  3. #2e5f85
  4. #802e85

Monochromatic

  1. #130c07
  2. #4c301a
  3. #85542e
  4. #be7842
  5. #d1a17b

Shades

#85542e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85542e
  2. #784c29
  3. #6a4325
  4. #5d3b20
  5. #50321c
  6. #432a17
  7. #352212
  8. #28190e
  9. #1b1109
  10. #0d0805
  11. #000000

Tints

#85542e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85542e
  2. #916543
  3. #9d7658
  4. #aa876d
  5. #b69882
  6. #c2aa97
  7. #cebbab
  8. #daccc0
  9. #e7ddd5
  10. #f3eeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85542e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85542e
  2. #855836
  3. #845d3e
  4. #846147
  5. #83664f
  6. #836a57
  7. #826e5f
  8. #827367
  9. #817770
  10. #817c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #705b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62592a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e642e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914a4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72572c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785e2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c4e41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85542e {
  color: #85542e;
}
Background
.bg-85542e {
  background-color: #85542e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-85542e {
  border: 2px solid #85542e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85542e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 84 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 49% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85542e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85542e, #85802e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85542e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 84 46 / 0.35);
}

#80461b Russet ΔE 4.69 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 6.03 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 6.65 #704214 Sepia ΔE 6.92 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.54 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 8.31 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.68 #7aabd1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Russet
#85542e  rgb(133, 84, 46)  hsl(26, 49%, 35%)  Russet
#2e5f85  rgb(46, 95, 133)  hsl(206, 49%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli
#2e8554  rgb(46, 133, 84)  hsl(146, 49%, 35%)  Sea Green
#542e85  rgb(84, 46, 133)  hsl(266, 49%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple