Information about #6E4C1C color

#6E4C1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6E4C1C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 76, 28) — 43.1% red, 29.8% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 32 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #6E4C1C sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Field Drab (#6C541E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kobicha (#6B4423) and Sepia (#704214).

The recipe behind #6E4C1C is rgb(110, 76, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6E4C1C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. #6E4C1C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6E4C1C color variations

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

#6E4C1C 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 #6E4C1C

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

Kobicha color link
Kobicha

#6B4423

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Cafe Royale color link
Cafe Royale

#6A4928

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Deep Ochre color link
Deep Ochre

#733D1A

Ironbark color link
Ironbark

#6D4D2C

Peru Tan color link
Peru Tan

#733D1F

Dark Rimu color link
Dark Rimu

#704128

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E4C1C
  • RGB110, 76, 28
  • CMYK0, 13, 32, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 76, 28)
  • HSL35°, 59%, 27%
  • HSL Precise35.122°, 59.42%, 27.059%
  • HSV35°, 75%, 43%
  • HSB35°, 75%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.298, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.298, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.298, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E4C1C
  • DECIMAL ID7228444
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01