When the Known Brook with Winding

#6b6458 RGB(107,100,88)

About this color

When the Known Brook with Winding is a muted, medium-dark orange tone, fixed at #6b6458 in the RGB color space.

#6b6458RGB(107, 100, 88)

HSL 38° · 10% saturation · 38% lightness

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Psychology

At deeper values orange loses its brashness and picks up warmth without loudness.

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History

Dutch orange — the colour of the House of Nassau — became a national symbol through the Dutch Golden Age, a tradition that persists in football strips and celebration today.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this orange finds its natural complement in blue and blue-violet. For warmer, earthier palettes, combine it with brown, sienna, and cream.

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Color formats

Name
When the Known Brook with Winding
HEX
#6b6458
RGB
rgb(107,100,88)
RGB%
rgb(42%,39.2%,34.5%)
HSL
hsl(38,10%,38%)
HSV
hsv(38,18%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,18,58)
LAB
lab(43,1,8)
LCH
lch(43,8,83)
sRGB
(0.42,0.392,0.345)
HEX8
#6b6458ff
CSS Name
Decimal
107100088

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
10%
Hue
38°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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