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#854B00 Color

#854B00 is rgb(133, 75, 0) in RGB, hsl(34, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#854B00
HEX#854B00
RGBrgb(133, 75, 0)
HSLhsl(34, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(34, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.108 62.5)
LABlab(38.31% 21.88 47.55)
LCHlch(38.31% 52.34 65.29)

What #854B00 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 #854B00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chocolate (Traditional)#7B3F00ΔE 5.92Saddle Brown#8B4513ΔE 8.62Golden Brown#996515ΔE 10.66Russet#80461BΔE 11.85Philippine Bronze#6E3A07ΔE 12.11Iced Tea#923C01ΔE 13.47

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

#854B00 Channel Values

How #854B00 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 75 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #854B00 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #854B00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #854B00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #854B00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#854B00
Complementary
#003985
Analogous
#850900
Analogous
#7C8500
Triadic
#00854B
Triadic
#4B0085
Split comp.
#007C85
Split comp.
#090085

Tints & Shades of #854B00

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.

Tints

#B86800
#F08800
#FFA024
#FFB657
#FFCC8A
#FFE4C2

Shades

#754200
#663A00
#573100
#422600
#331D00
#241400

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #854B00.

How #854B00 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#854B00
Protanopia#585800
Protanomaly#6D5300
Deuteranopia#636300
Deuteranomaly#725A00
Tritanopia#874646
Tritanomaly#864836
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #854B00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-854b00: #854B00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #854B00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-854b00': '#854B00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.294, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_854b00">#854B00</color>
SVG fillfill="#854B00"

More Brown Colors

#854B00 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#854B00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #854B00?

#854B00 is a dark brown — rgb(133, 75, 0) in RGB and hsl(34, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #854B00?

#854B00 is rgb(133, 75, 0) — red 133, green 75, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #854B00?

#854B00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #854B00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #854B00 scores 6.99:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #854B00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #854B00 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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