#855E4E
Coffee · medium warm orange
About #855E4E
#855E4E is a muted, medium shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 37% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Coffee (ΔE 8.7); Mocha Mousse comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E7585 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #855E4E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.66:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #855E4E?
#855E4E is a muted, medium shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 37% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #855E4E?
Use white text. White on #855E4E has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #855E4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E7585, and analogous partners are #854E5A and #857A4E.