Brown-nose (#6B4423)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.48:1 — vs black: 2.48:1

Color values

HEX #6B4423
RGB rgb(107, 68, 35)
HSL hsl(27, 67%, 41%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 36.45, 67.29, 58.04 )

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B4423 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Brown-nose
#6B4423 Base

#234A6B

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Brown-nose
#6B4423 Base

#6B2326

#6B6823

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Brown-nose
#6B4423 Base

#236B44

#44236B

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Brown-nose
#6B4423 Base

#236B68

#23266B

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Brown-nose
#6B4423 Base

#266B23

#234A6B

#68236B

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Brown-nose
#6B4423 Base

#130C06

#311F10

#4C3019

#8A582D

#A56936

#CA8F5D

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Brown-nose, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #130C06

— #25170C

— #362312

— #482E18

— #59391D

Brown-nose #6B4423 Base

— #9F6534

— #C68751

— #D7AA85

— #E8CEB8

— #F9F2EC

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6B4423. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6B4423;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6B4423;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6B4423;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6B4423,
        #2371B3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6B4423,
        #2371B3
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$brown-nose: #6B4423;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$brown-nose-r: 107;
$brown-nose-g: 68;
$brown-nose-b: 35;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $brown-nose;
    color: rgba($brown-nose-r, $brown-nose-g, $brown-nose-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Brown-nose appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6B4423 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #525221 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #494923 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #6D4141 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #4D4D4D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Brown-nose ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Brown-nose #6B4423 Base

Dark Brown #654321 ΔE 2.01

Sepia #704214 ΔE 3.47

Pullman Brown (UPS Brown) #644117 ΔE 3.60

Coffee #6F4E37 ΔE 4.71

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.