HEX Color #6D4900 (Saddlebrown)

About #6D4900

The hex code #6D4900 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Saddlebrown. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 73, 0).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 33% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D4900

RGB109, 73, 0

HSL40.2°, 100.0%, 21.4%

CMYK0%, 33%, 100%, 57%

HSV40.2°, 100.0%, 42.7%

LAB34.0, 9.7, 43.1

XYZ8.7, 8.0, 1.1

Decimal7162112

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6D4900 #00246D

Analogous

#6D1200 #5A6D00

Triadic

#006D49 #48006D

Tetradic

#006D12 #00246D #6D005A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6D4900

#7D5D1C

#8D7138

#9D8555

#AD9971

#BEAE8D

#CEC2AA

#DED6C6

#EEEAE2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6D4900

#604000

#543800

#483000

#3C2800

#302000

#241800

#181000

#0C0800

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.07:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.60:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.71:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.21:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D4900; }

.text-color { color: #6D4900; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D4900; }

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