Palettes / Colors / #6E4635

#6E4635 — Muted Orange

#6E4635 is a orange color we call Muted 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 #6E4635 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.

#6E4635 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 #355D6E; it also sits naturally between #6E3540 and #6E6335. 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 43% · Green 27% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 52% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6E4635

.text { color: #6E4635; }
.background { background-color: #6E4635; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E4635; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 70, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 35%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E4635; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 70, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E4635; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 70, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E4635">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E4635">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #355D6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E4635: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6E4635

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 #6E4635 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 #6E4635 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E4635?

#6E4635 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 110, 70, 53). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E4635?

#6E4635 is RGB 110, 70, 53 — HSL 18°, 35%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 52%, 57%.

What colors go with #6E4635?

Its complement is #355D6E; analogous partners are #6E3540 and #6E6335. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E4635 for text?

White text on #6E4635 has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.59:1.