Field Drab (#6C541E)

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: 7.18:1 — vs black: 2.92:1

Color values

HEX #6C541E
RGB rgb(108, 84, 30)
HSL hsl(41, 72%, 42%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 22.22, 72.22, 57.65 )
Websafe #666633

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

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

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C541E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Field Drab
#6C541E Base

#1E366C

Analogous

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

Field Drab
#6C541E Base

#6C2D1E

#5D6C1E

Triadic

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

Field Drab
#6C541E Base

#1E6C54

#541E6C

Split-Complementary

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

Field Drab
#6C541E Base

#1E5D6C

#2D1E6C

Tetradic (Square)

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

Field Drab
#6C541E Base

#1E6C2D

#1E366C

#6C1E5D

Monochromatic

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

Field Drab
#6C541E Base

#141006

#30250D

#4C3B15

#8C6D27

#A8832F

#CFA954

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Field Drab, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #141006

— #261D0A

— #372B0F

— #493914

— #5A4619

Field Drab #6C541E Base

— #A27E2D

— #CCA448

— #DBBF7F

— #EADAB5

— #F9F5EB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6C541E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6C541E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6C541E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6C541E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6C541E,
        #1E4EBA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6C541E,
        #1E4EBA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$field-drab: #6C541E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$field-drab-r: 108;
$field-drab-g: 84;
$field-drab-b: 30;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

How Field Drab appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6C541E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #5C5C1C 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 #57571E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #6F4F4F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #575757 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 Field Drab ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Field Drab #6C541E Base

Donkey Brown #664C28 ΔE 5.45

Antique Bronze #665D1E ΔE 6.61

Pullman Brown (UPS Brown) #644117 ΔE 8.19

Grizzly #885818 ΔE 8.44

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.