Close to Sepia
#653B08
#653B08 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 85% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #653B08.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.62:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.18:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.62:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.18:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #653B08 as they’d see it.
#653B08 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #653B08
What color is #653B08?
#653B08 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Sepia. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 85% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #653B08 in RGB?
#653B08 is rgb(101, 59, 8): 101 red, 59 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #653B08 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 42, 92, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #653B08?
PANTONE 161 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #653B08?
Its complement #1C4480 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.