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#674539

a dark, soft orange · warm · closest name: Saddle Brown

RGB
103, 69, 57
HSL
16°, 29%, 31%
CMYK
0, 33, 45, 60
Luminance
0.0744

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #674539 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#674539
Hue
16°
orange
Saturation
29%
soft
Lightness
31%
dark
Brightness
40%
HSV value
Perceived
31%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0744
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
16/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Soft
Best ink
White
8.44:1
Closest name
Saddle Brown
ΔE2000 13.5
Where it sits
Hue16° of 360°
Saturation29%
Lightness31%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool16% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#674539
RGBrgb(103, 69, 57)
HSLhsl(16, 29%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 45%, 60%)
LABlab(32.8 13.0 13.2)
LCHlch(32.8 18.5 45.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.425 0.051 40.2)
Decimal6767929
Display P3color(display-p3 0.404 0.271 0.224)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #674539;
background-color: #674539;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#674539] bg-[#674539]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #674539;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.404, green: 0.271, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#674539")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF674539)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(57, 69, 103)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #674539 · 8.44:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 8.44:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 2.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #674539 as text scores 8.44:1 on white and 2.49:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#674539 on white: 8.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#674539 on black: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4D4938
deuteranopia · #555039
tritanopia · #6F4042

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #674539 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F7F6
#F3EEEC
#E6DAD5
#D7BFB7
#C39F93
#AF7F6F
#9E6A57
#835849
#674539
#4D352D
#30211C
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #F9F7F6Darkest = 950 · #30211C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F7F6;
  --brand-100: #F3EEEC;
  --brand-200: #E6DAD5;
  --brand-300: #D7BFB7;
  --brand-400: #C39F93;
  --brand-500: #AF7F6F;
  --brand-600: #9E6A57;
  --brand-700: #835849;
  --brand-800: #674539;
  --brand-900: #4D352D;
  --brand-950: #30211C;
  --brand: #674539;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #674539

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF6F5
Tinted page background
Border#E2D1CA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#946352
Captions on the surface
Accent#366A6A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#52372D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6F1EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241814
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #674539

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#395B67
Analogous left#673944
Analogous right#675C39
Split-complement 1#39675C
Split-complement 2#394467
Triadic 1#396745
Triadic 2#453967
Tetradic#446739

RGB percentages

Red40.4%
Green27.1%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta33.0%
Yellow44.7%
Key (black)59.6%

Color previews

#674539 text on a black background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

#674539 text on a white background

contrast 8.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #674539;
Background color
Panel with #674539 background
background-color: #674539;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #674539;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(103, 69, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(103, 69, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #674539;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #674539, #676439);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #674539

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#674539 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#674539, answered

What color is #674539?

#674539 is a dark soft orange, closest to Saddle Brown (ΔE2000 13.5). It sits at 16° on the hue wheel with 29% saturation and 31% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #674539?

rgb(103, 69, 57) — 103 red, 69 green and 57 blue out of 255, or 40.4% / 27.1% / 22.4% by channel.

Is #674539 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0744 and perceived brightness is 31%, so white text on it reaches 8.44:1.

Should I use black or white text on #674539?

White. It scores 8.44:1 against #674539, versus 2.49:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #674539?

#395B67 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #39675C and #394467, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #674539?

For interface work: #FAF6F5 as the surface, #E2D1CA for borders, #946352 for secondary text, #366A6A as an accent and #52372D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #673944 and #675C39 stays calm, while #395B67 is the loudest partner.

What is #674539 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 33%, 45%, 60%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #674539 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 16 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #674B39; nudged cooler, #69373D.

Work with #674539 in the Color Lab