Information about #6A511B color

#6A511B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6A511B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(106, 81, 27) (41.6% red, 31.8% green, 10.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 10 / 31 / 58 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #6A511B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Field Drab (#6C541E). Slightly further away sit Himalaya (#6A5D1B) and Antique Bronze (#665D1E).

The recipe behind #6A511B is rgb(106, 81, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6A511B: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6A511B color variations

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

#6A511B 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 #6A511B

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

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Cafe Royale color link
Cafe Royale

#6A4928

Kobicha color link
Kobicha

#6B4423

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

Trailblazer color link
Trailblazer

#5F4C27

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Ironbark color link
Ironbark

#6D4D2C

Horses Neck color link
Horses Neck

#6D562C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A511B
  • RGB106, 81, 27
  • CMYK0, 10, 31, 58
  • CSSrgb(106, 81, 27)
  • HSL41°, 59%, 26%
  • HSL Precise41.013°, 59.398%, 26.078%
  • HSV41°, 75%, 42%
  • HSB41°, 75%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.318, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.318, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.318, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6A511B
  • DECIMAL ID6967579
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01