Gold Fusion (#85754E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.51:1 — vs black: 4.65:1

Color values

  • HEX #85754E
  • RGB rgb(133, 117, 78)
  • HSL hsl(42, 41%, 52%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 12.03, 41.35, 47.84 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #85754E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Gold Fusion
#85754E Base
#4E5E85
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Gold Fusion
#85754E Base
#85594E
#79854E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Gold Fusion
#85754E Base
#4E8575
#754E85
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Gold Fusion
#85754E Base
#4E7985
#594E85
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Gold Fusion
#85754E Base
#4E8559
#4E5E85
#854E79
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Gold Fusion
#85754E Base
#252015
#554B32
#6B5E3F
#9F8C5D
#AD9C73
#C9BEA3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Gold Fusion, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#100E09
#272317
#3F3725
#564C33
#6E6040
Gold Fusion #85754E Base
#A59265
#B9AB87
#CDC3AA
#E1DBCC
#F6F4EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #85754E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #85754E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #85754E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #85754E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #85754E,
        #5370B7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #85754E,
        #5370B7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$gold-fusion: #85754E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$gold-fusion-r: 133;
$gold-fusion-g: 117;
$gold-fusion-b: 78;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $gold-fusion;
    color: rgba($gold-fusion-r, $gold-fusion-g, $gold-fusion-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Gold Fusion appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #85754E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7A7A4D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #77774E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #887171 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #767676 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Gold Fusion ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Gold Fusion #85754E Base
Shadow #8A795D ΔE 4.22
Dark Tan #918151 ΔE 5.05
French Bistre #856D4D ΔE 5.29
Spanish Bistre #807532 ΔE 6.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.