Information about #6E5616 color

#6E5616 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E5616 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 86, 22) — 43.1% red, 33.7% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 35 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6E5616 is a vivid, lively orange that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Field Drab (#6C541E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Himalaya (#6A5D1B) and Greenish Brown (#696112).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(110, 86, 22)), which gives #6E5616 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6E5616 color variations

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

#6E5616 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 #6E5616

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

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Red Dirt color link
Red Dirt

#7F5217

Medium Brown color link
Medium Brown

#7F5112

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Fiddlesticks color link
Fiddlesticks

#7D641D

Horses Neck color link
Horses Neck

#6D562C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E5616
  • RGB110, 86, 22
  • CMYK0, 9, 35, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 86, 22)
  • HSL44°, 67%, 26%
  • HSL Precise43.636°, 66.667%, 25.882%
  • HSV44°, 80%, 43%
  • HSB44°, 80%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.337, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.337, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.337, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E5616
  • DECIMAL ID7230998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01