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#85500F Color

#85500F is rgb(133, 80, 15) in RGB, hsl(33, 80%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 89%, 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 7.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85500F
HEX#85500F
RGBrgb(133, 80, 15)
HSLhsl(33, 80%, 29%)
HSVhsv(33, 89%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 89%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.102 64.6)
LABlab(39.58% 19.33 43.87)
LCHlch(39.58% 47.94 66.22)

What #85500F 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 #85500F, 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.

#85500F Channel Values

How #85500F 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 80 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 80% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 89% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 89% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.66:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85500F 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 text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85500F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85500F; 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 #85500F

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85500F.

How #85500F 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#85500F
Protanopia#5C5C0D
Protanomaly#6F570E
Deuteranopia#656502
Deuteranomaly#735E07
Tritanopia#874B4B
Tritanomaly#864D3B
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85500F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85500f: #85500F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85500F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85500f': '#85500F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.314, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_85500f">#85500F</color>
SVG fillfill="#85500F"

More Brown Colors

#85500F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85500F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85500F?

#85500F is a dark brown — rgb(133, 80, 15) in RGB and hsl(33, 80%, 29%) 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 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #85500F?

#85500F is rgb(133, 80, 15) — red 133, green 80, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85500F?

#85500F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 89%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85500F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85500F scores 6.66:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85500F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85500F 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 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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