Information about #6A5242 color

#6A5242 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6A5242 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 82, 66) — 41.6% red, 32.2% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 16 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6A5242 reads as a gently muted orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spark (#695341). Nearby in the Register you will also find Catapult (#685143) and Quincy (#6A5445).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(106, 82, 66)), which gives #6A5242 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6A5242 color variations

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

#6A5242 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 #6A5242

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

Spark color link
Spark

#695341

Catapult color link
Catapult

#685143

Quincy color link
Quincy

#6A5445

Spice color link
Spice

#6C4F3F

Wombat color link
Wombat

#675744

Mud color link
Mud

#70543E

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Umber color link
Umber

#635147

Pickled Bean color link
Pickled Bean

#73553E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A5242
  • RGB106, 82, 66
  • CMYK0, 9, 16, 58
  • CSSrgb(106, 82, 66)
  • HSL24°, 23%, 34%
  • HSL Precise24°, 23.256%, 33.725%
  • HSV24°, 38%, 42%
  • HSB24°, 38%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.322, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.322, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.322, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6A5242
  • DECIMAL ID6967874
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01