#855F4E
Coffee · medium warm orange
About #855F4E
With the hex code #855F4E, this is a medium orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 37% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Coffee — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Mocha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E7485, a slate gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.61:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.61:1).
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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 #855F4E?
With the hex code #855F4E, this is a medium orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 37% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #855F4E?
Use white text. White on #855F4E has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #855F4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E7485, and analogous partners are #854E58 and #857B4E.