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#6B400A

#6b400a ≈ Sepia

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6b400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.19% magenta, 90.65% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 33.4°, with 82.91% saturation and 22.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sepia (#704214), ΔE 2.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0681

Complementary

  1. #6b400a
  2. #0a356b

Split complementary

  1. #6b400a
  2. #0a666b
  3. #0f0a6b

Analogous

  1. #6b0f0a
  2. #6b400a
  3. #666b0a

Triadic

  1. #6b400a
  2. #0a6b40
  3. #400a6b

Tetradic

  1. #6b400a
  2. #356b0a
  3. #0a356b
  4. #400a6b

Square

  1. #6b400a
  2. #0a6b0f
  3. #0a356b
  4. #6b0a66

Monochromatic

  1. #130b02
  2. #251603
  3. #6b400a
  4. #b16a11
  5. #ea9224

Shades

#6b400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b400a
  2. #603a09
  3. #563308
  4. #4b2d07
  5. #402606
  6. #362005
  7. #2b1a04
  8. #201303
  9. #150d02
  10. #0b0601
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b400a
  2. #7a5323
  3. #89663b
  4. #977954
  5. #a68c6c
  6. #b5a085
  7. #c4b39d
  8. #d3c6b6
  9. #e1d9ce
  10. #f0ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b400a
  2. #6d4616
  3. #6f4d22
  4. #71532d
  5. #735a39
  6. #766045
  7. #786651
  8. #7a6d5d
  9. #7c7368
  10. #7e7a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59463a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4401 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #584e0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #763636 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4204 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60490b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #723a2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b400a {
  color: #6b400a;
}
Background
.bg-6b400a {
  background-color: #6b400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b400a {
  border: 2px solid #6b400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 83% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b400a, #666b0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#704214 Sepia ΔE 2.22 #80461b Russet ΔE 6.43 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.64 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.07 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.19 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.71 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 14.47 #94bff5 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Sepia
#6b400a  rgb(107, 64, 10)  hsl(33, 83%, 23%)  Sepia
#0a356b  rgb(10, 53, 107)  hsl(213, 83%, 23%)  Prussian Blue
#0a6b40  rgb(10, 107, 64)  hsl(153, 83%, 23%)  Cadmium Green
#400a6b  rgb(64, 10, 107)  hsl(273, 83%, 23%)  Indigo