Information about #6E4521 color

#6E4521 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E4521 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 69, 33) — 43.1% red, 27.1% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 30 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6E4521 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kobicha (#6B4423). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Semi Sweet Chocolate (#6B4226) and Dark Rimu (#704128).

The recipe behind #6E4521 is rgb(110, 69, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6E4521: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. #6E4521 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6E4521 color variations

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

#6E4521 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 #6E4521

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

Kobicha color link
Kobicha

#6B4423

Dark Rimu color link
Dark Rimu

#704128

Cafe Royale color link
Cafe Royale

#6A4928

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

Peru Tan color link
Peru Tan

#733D1F

New Amber color link
New Amber

#6D3B24

Deep Ochre color link
Deep Ochre

#733D1A

Fudge color link
Fudge

#6A3E2A

Bull Shot color link
Bull Shot

#75442B

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E4521
  • RGB110, 69, 33
  • CMYK0, 16, 30, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 69, 33)
  • HSL28°, 54%, 28%
  • HSL Precise28.052°, 53.846%, 28.039%
  • HSV28°, 70%, 43%
  • HSB28°, 70%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.271, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.271, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.271, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E4521
  • DECIMAL ID7226657
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01