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Colour

#6A4100

  • #6A4100
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#6A4100 is a orange with RGB values 106, 65, 0 and HSL 37°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#6A4100#6A4100
HEX#6A4100
RGBrgb(106, 65, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.2549, 0
RGB percentages41.6%, 25.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(36.8, 100%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.8, 100%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 100%, 58.4%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,963,456
CSS custom property--colour: #6A4100;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#95BEFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4F4400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#584E02no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#753736no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#00296A
Analogous#6A0C00, #5E6A00
Triadic#006A41, #41006A
Split complementary#005E6A, #0C006A
Tetradic#006A0C, #00296A, #6A005E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFB237
Lighter +30%#FF9E04
Lighter +20%#D08000
Lighter +10%#9D6000
Darker −10%#372200
Darker −20%#040200
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6A4100
Less saturated −25%#5D3E0D

Channel breakdown

R106
G65
B0
Red106 (41.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue36.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 41 · B 00

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