Information about #6D5923 color

#6D5923 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6D5923 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(109, 89, 35) — 42.7% red, 34.9% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 29 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6D5923 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Field Drab (#6C541E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Himalaya (#6A5D1B) and Antique Bronze (#665D1E).

In RGB terms — rgb(109, 89, 35) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6D5923 color variations

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#6D5923 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 #6D5923

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

Horses Neck color link
Horses Neck

#6D562C

Abel Tasman color link
Abel Tasman

#67592E

Ironbark color link
Ironbark

#6D4D2C

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Oak color link
Oak

#78512D

Cafe Royale color link
Cafe Royale

#6A4928

Momentum color link
Momentum

#784E2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D5923
  • RGB109, 89, 35
  • CMYK0, 8, 29, 57
  • CSSrgb(109, 89, 35)
  • HSL44°, 51%, 28%
  • HSL Precise43.784°, 51.389%, 28.235%
  • HSV44°, 68%, 43%
  • HSB44°, 68%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.349, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.349, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.349, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6D5923
  • DECIMAL ID7166243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01