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#6B523E

#6b523e ≈ Coffee

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#6b523e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 32.16% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.36% magenta, 42.06% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 26.63% saturation and 33.14% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Coffee (#6f4e37), ΔE 3.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0951

Complementary

  1. #6b523e
  2. #3e576b

Split complementary

  1. #6b523e
  2. #3e6b69
  3. #3e416b

Analogous

  1. #6b3e41
  2. #6b523e
  3. #6b693e

Triadic

  1. #6b523e
  2. #3e6b52
  3. #523e6b

Tetradic

  1. #6b523e
  2. #576b3e
  3. #3e576b
  4. #523e6b

Square

  1. #6b523e
  2. #416b3e
  3. #3e576b
  4. #693e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a07
  2. #3b2d22
  3. #6b523e
  4. #9b775a
  5. #ba9e88

Shades

#6b523e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b523e
  2. #604a38
  3. #564232
  4. #4b392b
  5. #403125
  6. #36291f
  7. #2b2119
  8. #201913
  9. #15100c
  10. #0b0806
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b523e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b523e
  2. #7a6351
  3. #897565
  4. #978678
  5. #a6978b
  6. #b5a99f
  7. #c4bab2
  8. #d3cbc5
  9. #e1dcd8
  10. #f0eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b523e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b523e
  2. #6d5745
  3. #6f5b4b
  4. #716052
  5. #736458
  6. #76695f
  7. #786e66
  8. #7a726c
  9. #7c7773
  10. #7e7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60554e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a543d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f593e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #724d4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61533d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64563e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #704f47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b523e {
  color: #6b523e;
}
Background
.bg-6b523e {
  background-color: #6b523e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b523e {
  border: 2px solid #6b523e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b523e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 82 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 27% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b523e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b523e, #6b693e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b523e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 82 62 / 0.35);
}

#6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 3.17 #635147 Umber ΔE 4.74 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.01 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 8.82 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.89 #704214 Sepia ΔE 9.93 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.25 #94adc1 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Coffee
#6b523e  rgb(107, 82, 62)  hsl(27, 27%, 33%)  Coffee
#3e576b  rgb(62, 87, 107)  hsl(207, 27%, 33%)  Charcoal
#3e6b52  rgb(62, 107, 82)  hsl(147, 27%, 33%)  Hunter Green
#523e6b  rgb(82, 62, 107)  hsl(267, 27%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue