Information about #6B5D51 color

#6B5D51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B5D51 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 93, 81) — 42% red, 36.5% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 10 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6B5D51 is a softly toned warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Lignite (#6B5B52). Slightly further away sit Kabul (#6C5E53) and Makara (#695F50).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(107, 93, 81)), which gives #6B5D51 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B5D51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B5D51 color variations

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

#6B5D51 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 #6B5D51

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

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Makara color link
Makara

#695F50

Domino color link
Domino

#6C5B4C

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Dragon color link
Dragon

#665E4C

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5D51
  • RGB107, 93, 81
  • CMYK0, 5, 10, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 93, 81)
  • HSL28°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise27.692°, 13.83%, 36.863%
  • HSV28°, 24%, 42%
  • HSB28°, 24%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.365, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.365, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.365, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B5D51
  • DECIMAL ID7036241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01