Information about #6E4A21 color

#6E4A21 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E4A21 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 74, 33) — 43.1% red, 29% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 30 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6E4A21 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kobicha (#6B4423). Slightly further away sit Cafe Royale (#6A4928) and Semi Sweet Chocolate (#6B4226).

The recipe behind #6E4A21 is rgb(110, 74, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6E4A21: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6E4A21 color variations

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#6E4A21 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 #6E4A21

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

Cafe Royale color link
Cafe Royale

#6A4928

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

Ironbark color link
Ironbark

#6D4D2C

Dark Rimu color link
Dark Rimu

#704128

Bull Shot color link
Bull Shot

#75442B

Matai color link
Matai

#764C2C

Peru Tan color link
Peru Tan

#733D1F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E4A21
  • RGB110, 74, 33
  • CMYK0, 14, 30, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 74, 33)
  • HSL32°, 54%, 28%
  • HSL Precise31.948°, 53.846%, 28.039%
  • HSV32°, 70%, 43%
  • HSB32°, 70%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.290, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.290, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.290, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E4A21
  • DECIMAL ID7227937
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01