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Recognised as Colour

#6D5018

  • #6D5018
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Saddle brown

#6D5018 is a orange with RGB values 109, 80, 24 and HSL 40°, 64%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

#6D5018#6D5018
HEX#6D5018
RGBrgb(109, 80, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3137, 0.0941
RGB percentages42.7%, 31.4%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(39.5, 63.9%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.5, 78%, 42.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 78%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,163,928
CSS custom property--colour: #6D5018;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#92AFE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5C5110no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#62581Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#774845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#18356D
Analogous#6D2518, #606D18
Triadic#186D50, #50186D
Split complementary#18606D, #25186D
Tetradic#186D25, #18356D, #6D1860

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E0BA71
Lighter +30%#D7A647
Lighter +20%#C18D2A
Lighter +10%#976F21
Darker −10%#43310F
Darker −20%#191306
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E5507
Less saturated −25%#5C4B29

Channel breakdown

R109
G80
B24
Red109 (42.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue39.53°
Saturation (HSL)63.91%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6D · G 50 · B 18

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