Colour

#6D4600

#6D4600
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#6D4600 is a orange with RGB values 109, 70, 0 and HSL 39°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#6D4600

RGBrgb(109, 70, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.2745, 0

RGB percentages42.7%, 27.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(38.5, 100%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 100%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 35.8%, 100%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,161,344

CSS custom property--colour: #6D4600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#92B9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5203no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#783C3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 15.6 Sienna · ΔE 21.9 Peru · ΔE 30.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.9 Olive · ΔE 33.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00276D

Analogous#6D0F00, #5E6D00

Triadic#006D46, #46006D

Split complementary#005E6D, #10006D

Tetradic#006D0F, #00276D, #6D005D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFB93A

Lighter +30%#FFA607

Lighter +20%#D38800

Lighter +10%#A06700

Darker −10%#3A2500

Darker −20%#070400

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6D4600

Less saturated −25%#5F420E

Channel breakdown

R109

G70

Red109 (42.7%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue38.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 46 · B 00

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