Information about #6A5516 color

#6A5516 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6A5516 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 85, 22) — 41.6% red, 33.3% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 33 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6A5516 is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Field Drab (#6C541E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Himalaya (#6A5D1B) and Antique Bronze (#665D1E).

The recipe behind #6A5516 is rgb(106, 85, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6A5516: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6A5516 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6A5516 color variations

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

#6A5516 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6A5516 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#544311

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#3F320D

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Black

#000000

#6A5516 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6A5516 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#693315

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#6A5516 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
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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
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#2B166A
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#16556A
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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
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#6A2B16
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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
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#166A55
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#55166A
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#2B6A16
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#162B6A
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#55166A
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#166A2B
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#162B6A
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#6A1655
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Nearest named colors to #6A5516

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

Antique Bronze color link
Antique Bronze

#665D1E

Greenish Brown color link
Greenish Brown

#696112

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Spicy Mustard color link
Spicy Mustard

#74640D

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Kobicha color link
Kobicha

#6B4423

#6A5516 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A5516
  • RGB106, 85, 22
  • CMYK0, 8, 33, 58
  • CSSrgb(106, 85, 22)
  • HSL45°, 66%, 25%
  • HSL Precise45°, 65.625%, 25.098%
  • HSV45°, 79%, 42%
  • HSB45°, 79%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.333, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.333, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.333, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6A5516
  • DECIMAL ID6968598
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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