Palettes / Colors / #6B461F

#6B461F — Deep Orange

#6B461F is a orange color we call Deep Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

#6B461F 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 #1F446B; it also sits naturally between #6B201F and #696B1F. 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 42% · Green 27% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 71% · Key 58%

Previews

CSS code for #6B461F

.text { color: #6B461F; }
.background { background-color: #6B461F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6B461F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(107, 70, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 55%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6B461F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(107, 70, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6B461F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(107, 70, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6B461F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6B461F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6B461F

Tints of #6B461F

Tones of #6B461F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F446B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6B461F: #FFFFFF.

How #6B461F 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 #6B461F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6B461E  ·  #6B4620 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6B461F?

#6B461F is Deep Orange, a orange color (RGB 107, 70, 31). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6B461F?

#6B461F is RGB 107, 70, 31 — HSL 31°, 55%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 71%, 58%.

What colors go with #6B461F?

Its complement is #1F446B; analogous partners are #6B201F and #696B1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6B461F for text?

White text on #6B461F has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.52:1.