#89795D Color

#89795D is rgb(137, 121, 93) in RGB, hsl(38, 19%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow (#8A795D), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89795D

HEX#89795D

RGBrgb(137, 121, 93)

HSLhsl(38, 19%, 45%)

HSVhsv(38, 32%, 54%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 46%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.045 81.5)

LABlab(51.77% 3.08 17.79)

LCHlch(51.77% 18.06 80.18)

What #89795D 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 #89795D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shadow#8A795DΔE 0.47 Toad#8B7D6BΔE 6.09 French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 6.44 Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 6.45 Pastel Brown#836953ΔE 7.44 Mocha#967969ΔE 8.26

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#89795D Channel Values

How #89795D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 137 · G 121 · B 93	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 38° · S 19% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 38° · S 32% · V 54%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 32% · K 46%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.24:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89795D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #89795D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89795D; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #89795D

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

Shades

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How #89795D 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#89795D

Protanopia#7C7C5D

Protanomaly#817B5D

Deuteranopia#7F7F5C

Deuteranomaly#837C5D

Tritanopia#8C7676

Tritanomaly#8B776D

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #89795D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89795d: #89795D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89795D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89795d': '#89795D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.475, blue: 0.365)

Android XML<color name="color_89795d">#89795D</color>

SVG fillfill="#89795D"

More Orange Colors

#89795D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#89795D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89795D?

#89795D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(137, 121, 93) in RGB and hsl(38, 19%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow (#8A795D), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.47.

What is the RGB value of #89795D?

#89795D is rgb(137, 121, 93) — red 137, green 121, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89795D?

#89795D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89795D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89795D scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89795D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89795D 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 18.15, which is visibly different.

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