Information about #6C5E41 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #6C5E41 reads as a gently muted warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Limed Gum (#6B5B3D). Slightly further away sit Tobacco Brown (#6D5843) and Triple Nullarbor (#725A41).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(108, 94, 65)), which gives #6C5E41 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. #6C5E41 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#6C5E41 color variations
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#6C5E41 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6C5E41 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6C5E41 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6C5E41 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6C5E41 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #6C5E41 color
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Nearest named colors to #6C5E41
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6B5B3D
#6D5843
#725A41
#725F3C
#745D43
#675744
#6A5445
#70543E
#695341
#6C5B4C
#716338
#6F634B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6C5E41
- RGB108, 94, 65
- CMYK0, 5, 17, 58
- CSSrgb(108, 94, 65)
- HSL40°, 25%, 34%
- HSL Precise40.465°, 24.855%, 33.922%
- HSV40°, 40%, 42%
- HSB40°, 40%, 42%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
- GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.369, 0.255)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.369, 0.255, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.369, 0.255)
- Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID6C5E41
- DECIMAL ID7102017
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
