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#85513D Color

#85513D is rgb(133, 81, 61) in RGB, hsl(17, 37%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 54%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Milk Chocolate (#84563C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85513D
HEX#85513D
RGBrgb(133, 81, 61)
HSLhsl(17, 37%, 38%)
HSVhsv(17, 54%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 54%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.077 41.7)
LABlab(40.25% 20.75 21.37)
LCHlch(40.25% 29.79 45.84)

What #85513D 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 #85513D, 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.

#85513D Channel Values

How #85513D 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 81 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 37% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 54% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 54% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.48:1 vs white · 3.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85513D 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 text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85513D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85513D; 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 #85513D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85513D.

How #85513D 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#85513D
Protanopia#5D5D3D
Protanomaly#6F583D
Deuteranopia#66663A
Deuteranomaly#745E3B
Tritanopia#864F4F
Tritanomaly#865048
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85513D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85513d: #85513D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85513D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85513d': '#85513D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.318, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_85513d">#85513D</color>
SVG fillfill="#85513D"

More Brown Colors

#85513D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85513D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85513D?

#85513D is a dark brown — rgb(133, 81, 61) in RGB and hsl(17, 37%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#84563C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #85513D?

#85513D is rgb(133, 81, 61) — red 133, green 81, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85513D?

#85513D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 54%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85513D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85513D scores 6.48:1 against white and 3.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85513D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85513D 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 18.54, which is visibly different.

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