Palettes / Colors / #69401B

#69401B — Deep Orange

#69401B is a orange color we call Deep Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #69401B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#69401B is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1B4569; it also sits naturally between #691B1E and #69671B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 25% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 74% · Key 59%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #69401B

.text { color: #69401B; }
.background { background-color: #69401B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #69401B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 64, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 59%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #69401B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 64, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #69401B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 64, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#69401B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#69401B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B4569:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #69401B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #69401B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #69401B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #69401B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #69401A  ·  #69401C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #69401B?

#69401B is Deep Orange, a orange color (RGB 105, 64, 27). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #69401B?

#69401B is RGB 105, 64, 27 — HSL 28°, 59%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 74%, 59%.

What colors go with #69401B?

Its complement is #1B4569; analogous partners are #691B1E and #69671B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #69401B for text?

White text on #69401B has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.35:1.