Information about #6E5845 color

#6E5845 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E5845 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(110, 88, 69) — 43.1% red, 34.5% green, 27.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 16 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted orange, #6E5845 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 almost identical to Tobacco Brown (#6D5843). Slightly further away sit Quincy (#6A5445) and Triple Nullarbor (#725A41).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 88, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6E5845: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #6E5845 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6E5845 color variations

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

#6E5845 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 #6E5845

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

Quincy color link
Quincy

#6A5445

Wombat color link
Wombat

#675744

Domino color link
Domino

#6C5B4C

Spark color link
Spark

#695341

Mud color link
Mud

#70543E

Limed Gum color link
Limed Gum

#6B5B3D

Pickled Bean color link
Pickled Bean

#73553E

Catapult color link
Catapult

#685143

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E5845
  • RGB110, 88, 69
  • CMYK0, 9, 16, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 88, 69)
  • HSL28°, 23%, 35%
  • HSL Precise27.805°, 22.905%, 35.098%
  • HSV28°, 37%, 43%
  • HSB28°, 37%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.345, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.345, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.345, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E5845
  • DECIMAL ID7231557
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01