Information about #6E3C2A color

#6E3C2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6E3C2A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 60, 42) — 43.1% red, 23.5% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 27 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6E3C2A presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fudge (#6A3E2A). Slightly further away sit Dark Rimu (#704128) and New Amber (#6D3B24).

The recipe behind #6E3C2A is rgb(110, 60, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E3C2A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E3C2A color variations

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#6E3C2A 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 #6E3C2A

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

Fudge color link
Fudge

#6A3E2A

Dark Rimu color link
Dark Rimu

#704128

New Amber color link
New Amber

#6D3B24

Warm Kwila color link
Warm Kwila

#753A2A

Desperado color link
Desperado

#753929

Meranti color link
Meranti

#6B342A

Aloewood color link
Aloewood

#6A432D

Abrownrami color link
Abrownrami

#693B31

Kwila color link
Kwila

#6D332A

Pueblo color link
Pueblo

#6E3326

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E3C2A
  • RGB110, 60, 42
  • CMYK0, 20, 27, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 60, 42)
  • HSL16°, 45%, 30%
  • HSL Precise15.882°, 44.737%, 29.804%
  • HSV16°, 62%, 43%
  • HSB16°, 62%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.235, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.235, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.235, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E3C2A
  • DECIMAL ID7224362
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01