#6a5525

Color #6a5525

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 21.95 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-900 #733e0a · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5525

RGB

rgb(106, 85, 37)

HSL

hsl(41.7, 48.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.7, 65.1%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 65.1%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(37.29, 2.56, 30.68)

LCH

lch(37.29, 30.79, 85.23)

OKLCH

oklch(46%, 0.0711, 85.64)

HWB

hwb(41.7, 14.5%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#253a6a

Analogous

#6a3225

#6a5525

#5c6a25

Triadic

#6a5525

#256a55

#55256a

Split-complementary

#6a5525

#255c6a

#32256a

Tetradic

#6a5525

#3a6a25

#253a6a

#55256a

Square

#6a5525

#256a32

#253a6a

#6a255c

Shades

Color #6a5525 mixed toward black.

#58471f

#473919

#352a12

#231c0c

#120e06

Tints

Color #6a5525 mixed toward white.

#977935

#c09c49

#d0b477

#dfcda4

#efe6d2

Tones

Color #6a5525 mixed toward gray.

#64532b

#5e5030

#594e36

#534c3c

#4d4a42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626135 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#636438 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#693f41 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5525]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#6a5525 (#6a5525) is rgb(106, 85, 37) in RGB.

No, #6a5525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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