Information about #6E553A color

#6E553A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E553A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 85, 58) — 43.1% red, 33.3% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 20 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6E553A reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mud (#70543E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pickled Bean (#73553E) and Old Copper (#73503B).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 85, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #6E553A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6E553A color variations

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#6E553A 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 #6E553A

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

Mud color link
Mud

#70543E

Pickled Bean color link
Pickled Bean

#73553E

Old Copper color link
Old Copper

#73503B

Limed Gum color link
Limed Gum

#6B5B3D

Coffee color link
Coffee

#6F4E37

Shingle Fawn color link
Shingle Fawn

#745937

Spice color link
Spice

#6C4F3F

Spark color link
Spark

#695341

Beige Brown color link
Beige Brown

#765038

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E553A
  • RGB110, 85, 58
  • CMYK0, 10, 20, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 85, 58)
  • HSL31°, 31%, 33%
  • HSL Precise31.154°, 30.952%, 32.941%
  • HSV31°, 47%, 43%
  • HSB31°, 47%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.333, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.333, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.333, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E553A
  • DECIMAL ID7230778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01