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#855D4E closest to Acorn

#855D4E is a medium, muted brown; the closest named color is Acorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.5% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(133, 93, 78)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 26% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. #855D4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.72:1.

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Variations of #855D4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#855D4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#855D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #855D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #706A4E
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #67614D
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #70614D
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #706A4E
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #77654E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E5759
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #895B53
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6F6461

#855D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.72:1 Good#855D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.67:1 Poor#855D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#855D4E in CSS

/* Acorn */
.color { color: #855D4E; }
.background { background-color: #855D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #855D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 93 78);
color: hsl(16 26% 41%);
color: oklch(0.517 0.058 41.4);

#855D4E FAQ

What color is #855D4E?

#855D4E is a medium, muted brown. Its closest named color is Acorn. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #855D4E?

#855D4E is rgb(133, 93, 78) in RGB, hsl(16, 26%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 48%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #855D4E?

The complementary color of #855D4E is #4E7685, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #855D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #855D4E: 5.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #855D4E a warm or cool color?

#855D4E is a warm color.