Information about #66470E color

#66470E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66470E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 71, 14) — 40% red, 27.8% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 35 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#66470E is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mud Brown (#60460F). Slightly further away sit Violin Brown (#674403) and Sepia (#704214).

In RGB terms — rgb(102, 71, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #66470E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#66470E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#66470E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #66470E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Violin Brown color link
Violin Brown

#674403

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

Deep Amber color link
Deep Amber

#594300

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Deep Ochre color link
Deep Ochre

#733D1A

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66470E
  • RGB102, 71, 14
  • CMYK0, 12, 35, 60
  • CSSrgb(102, 71, 14)
  • HSL39°, 76%, 23%
  • HSL Precise38.864°, 75.862%, 22.745%
  • HSV39°, 86%, 40%
  • HSB39°, 86%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.278, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.278, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.278, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID66470E
  • DECIMAL ID6702862
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01