#85837e

Color #85837e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.2 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#85837e

RGB

rgb(133, 131, 126)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 2.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 5.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 5.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(54.79, -0.21, 2.96)

LCH

lch(54.79, 2.97, 94.06)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0078, 88.53)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 49.4%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8085

Analogous

#85807e

#85837e

#84857e

Triadic

#85837e

#7e8583

#837e85

Split-complementary

#85837e

#7e8485

#807e85

Tetradic

#85837e

#80857e

#7e8085

#837e85

Square

#85837e

#7e8580

#7e8085

#857e84

Shades

Color #85837e mixed toward black.

#6f6d69

#595754

#43423f

#2c2c2a

#161615

Tints

Color #85837e mixed toward white.

#999894

#aeaca9

#c2c1bf

#d6d6d4

#ebeaea

Tones

Color #85837e mixed toward gray.

#84837f

#838280

#828281

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84847f · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#848480 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#858080 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 2.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #85837e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85837e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#85837e (#85837e) is rgb(133, 131, 126) in RGB.

No, #85837e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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