#85604E
Coffee · medium warm orange
About #85604E
#85604E is a medium, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Coffee (ΔE 8.6), with Mocha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E7385 (slate gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.55:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.55:1).
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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 #85604E?
#85604E is a medium, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #85604E?
Use white text. White on #85604E has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #85604E?
Its complementary colour is #4E7385, and analogous partners are #854E58 and #857C4E.