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#853700 Color

#853700 is rgb(133, 55, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iced Tea (#923C01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#853700
HEX#853700
RGBrgb(133, 55, 0)
HSLhsl(25, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(25, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.121 46.9)
LABlab(33.89% 32.47 45.27)
LCHlch(33.89% 55.71 54.36)

What #853700 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #853700, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#853700 Channel Values

How #853700 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 55 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.26:1 vs white · 2.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #853700 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #853700

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #853700; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #853700

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #853700 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#853700
Protanopia#4C4C00
Protanomaly#674400
Deuteranopia#5A5A00
Deuteranomaly#6E4E00
Tritanopia#863333
Tritanomaly#863527
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #853700 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-853700: #853700;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #853700;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-853700': '#853700' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.216, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_853700">#853700</color>
SVG fillfill="#853700"

More Brown Colors

#853700 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#853700 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #853700?

#853700 is a dark brown — rgb(133, 55, 0) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iced Tea (#923C01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #853700?

#853700 is rgb(133, 55, 0) — red 133, green 55, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #853700?

#853700 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #853700 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #853700 scores 8.26:1 against white and 2.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #853700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #853700 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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