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#855D4E

#855d4e ≈ Coffee

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#855d4e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 36.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.08% magenta, 41.35% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 16.36°, with 26.07% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Coffee (#6f4e37), ΔE 7.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #855d4e
  2. #4e7685

Split complementary

  1. #855d4e
  2. #4e8578
  3. #4e5a85

Analogous

  1. #854e5a
  2. #855d4e
  3. #85784e

Triadic

  1. #855d4e
  2. #4e855d
  3. #5d4e85

Tetradic

  1. #855d4e
  2. #76854e
  3. #4e7685
  4. #5d4e85

Square

  1. #855d4e
  2. #5a854e
  3. #4e7685
  4. #784e85

Monochromatic

  1. #251a15
  2. #553b32
  3. #855d4e
  4. #ad8373
  5. #c9ada3

Shades

#855d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #855d4e
  2. #785446
  3. #6a4a3e
  4. #5d4137
  5. #50382f
  6. #432f27
  7. #35251f
  8. #281c17
  9. #1b1310
  10. #0d0908
  11. #000000

Tints

#855d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #855d4e
  2. #916d60
  3. #9d7d71
  4. #aa8e83
  5. #b69e95
  6. #c2aea7
  7. #cebeb8
  8. #daceca
  9. #e7dfdc
  10. #f3efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#855d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #855d4e
  2. #856153
  3. #846458
  4. #84685d
  5. #836b62
  6. #836f67
  7. #82726c
  8. #827671
  9. #817976
  10. #817d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74635d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67614d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e5759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74604d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79654e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b5955 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-855d4e {
  color: #855d4e;
}
Background
.bg-855d4e {
  background-color: #855d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-855d4e {
  border: 2px solid #855d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #855d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 93 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 26% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-855d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #855d4e, #85784e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-855d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 93 78 / 0.35);
}

#6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 7.85 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.96 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.08 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.09 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.66 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.88 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.01 #7aa2b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Coffee
#855d4e  rgb(133, 93, 78)  hsl(16, 26%, 41%)  Coffee
#4e7685  rgb(78, 118, 133)  hsl(196, 26%, 41%)  Teal Blue
#4e855d  rgb(78, 133, 93)  hsl(136, 26%, 41%)  Sea Green
#5d4e85  rgb(93, 78, 133)  hsl(256, 26%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue