What color is #885D11?

#885D11 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #885D11?

The RGB value is 136, 93, 17: 136 red, 93 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #885D11?

The complementary color is #113C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #885D11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#885D11 color

#885D11 rgb(136, 93, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #885D11 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 36.5% green and 6.7% blue (136, 93, 17).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 88% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grizzly (#885818), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#885D11 color codes

HEX	`#885D11`
RGB	`rgb(136, 93, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 36.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 88%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, 11.15, 46.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 47.52, 76.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.17, 13.105, 2.313)`
Decimal	`8936721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #885D11, 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 #885D11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#885D11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #885D11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #885d11; }
.text { color: #885d11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #885d11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 93 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #885d11, #778811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #885D11?: #885D11 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #885D11?: The RGB value is 136, 93, 17: 136 red, 93 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #885D11?: The complementary color is #113C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #885D11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.