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#856B60

#856b60 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#856b60 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 41.96% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.55% magenta, 27.82% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 17.84°, with 16.16% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 9.14.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #856b60
  2. #607a85

Split complementary

  1. #856b60
  2. #60857d
  3. #606785

Analogous

  1. #856067
  2. #856b60
  3. #857d60

Triadic

  1. #856b60
  2. #60856b
  3. #6b6085

Tetradic

  1. #856b60
  2. #7a8560
  3. #607a85
  4. #6b6085

Square

  1. #856b60
  2. #678560
  3. #607a85
  4. #7d6085

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2420
  2. #594740
  3. #856b60
  4. #a99288
  5. #c9bbb5

Shades

#856b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #856b60
  2. #786056
  3. #6a564d
  4. #5d4b43
  5. #50403a
  6. #433630
  7. #352b26
  8. #28201d
  9. #1b1513
  10. #0d0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#856b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #856b60
  2. #917a70
  3. #9d8980
  4. #aa9790
  5. #b6a6a0
  6. #c2b5b0
  7. #cec4bf
  8. #dad3cf
  9. #e7e1df
  10. #f3f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#856b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #856b60
  2. #856d63
  3. #846f66
  4. #84716a
  5. #83736d
  6. #837670
  7. #827873
  8. #827a76
  9. #817c7a
  10. #817e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796e6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716d5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777360 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c6768 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6c60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7060 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #896965 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-856b60 {
  color: #856b60;
}
Background
.bg-856b60 {
  background-color: #856b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-856b60 {
  border: 2px solid #856b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #856b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 107 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 16% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-856b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #856b60, #857d60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-856b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 107 96 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.14 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 9.74 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.84 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.59 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.71 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 11.16 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.58 #7a949f Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Beaver
#856b60  rgb(133, 107, 96)  hsl(18, 16%, 45%)  Beaver
#607a85  rgb(96, 122, 133)  hsl(198, 16%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#60856b  rgb(96, 133, 107)  hsl(138, 16%, 45%)  Viridian
#6b6085  rgb(107, 96, 133)  hsl(258, 16%, 45%)  Old Lavender