Information about #6B500F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6B500F falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 80, 15) — 42% red, 31.4% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 36 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6B500F reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Olive Brown (#645403). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mud Brown (#60460F) and Field Drab (#6C541E).

The recipe behind #6B500F is rgb(107, 80, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B500F: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. #6B500F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B500F color variations

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

#6B500F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B500F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B500F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B500F 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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#6B500F 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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#0F2B6B
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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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#220F6B
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#0F596B
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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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#6B220F
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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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#0F6B50
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#500F6B
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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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#2B6B0F
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#0F2B6B
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#500F6B
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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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#0F6B22
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#6B0F59
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Nearest named colors to #6B500F

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

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Greenish Brown color link
Greenish Brown

#696112

Violin Brown color link
Violin Brown

#674403

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Antique Bronze color link
Antique Bronze

#665D1E

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Spicy Mustard color link
Spicy Mustard

#74640D

#6B500F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B500F
  • RGB107, 80, 15
  • CMYK0, 11, 36, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 80, 15)
  • HSL42°, 75%, 24%
  • HSL Precise42.391°, 75.41%, 23.922%
  • HSV42°, 86%, 42%
  • HSB42°, 86%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.314, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.314, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.314, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID6B500F
  • DECIMAL ID7032847
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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