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#854500 Color

#854500 is rgb(133, 69, 0) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#854500
HEX#854500
RGBrgb(133, 69, 0)
HSLhsl(31, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(31, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.111 57.3)
LABlab(36.90% 25.16 46.78)
LCHlch(36.90% 53.12 61.73)

What #854500 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 #854500, 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.

#854500 Channel Values

How #854500 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 69 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.37:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #854500 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 text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #854500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #854500; 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 #854500

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 #854500 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#854500
Protanopia#545400
Protanomaly#6B4F00
Deuteranopia#606000
Deuteranomaly#715700
Tritanopia#874040
Tritanomaly#864231
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #854500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-854500: #854500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #854500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-854500': '#854500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.271, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_854500">#854500</color>
SVG fillfill="#854500"

More Brown Colors

#854500 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#854500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #854500?

#854500 is a dark brown — rgb(133, 69, 0) in RGB and hsl(31, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.13.

What is the RGB value of #854500?

#854500 is rgb(133, 69, 0) — red 133, green 69, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #854500?

#854500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #854500 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #854500 scores 7.37:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #854500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #854500 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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