What color is #836E59?

#836E59 is a grayish orange known as Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golem?

The RGB value is 131, 110, 89: 131 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golem?

The complementary color is #596E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #836E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golem color: hex code #836E59

#836E59 rgb(131, 110, 89)

Shades of brown

Golem has the hex code #836E59. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 43.1% green and 34.9% blue (131, 110, 89).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

Golem (#836E59) color codes

HEX	`#836E59`
RGB	`rgb(131, 110, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 43.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, 4.93, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 15.61, 71.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.739, 16.699, 11.791)`
Decimal	`8613465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golem, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #836E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#836E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #836E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #836e59; }
.text { color: #836e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #836e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 110 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #836e59, #838359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #836E59 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #836E59?: #836E59 is a grayish orange known as Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golem?: The RGB value is 131, 110, 89: 131 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golem?: The complementary color is #596E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #836E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.