Flint Color

#6f6a61

Flint is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #90959e
Complementary Color #61656f
Color Shade: orange (38.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
Flint Color Sample
Flint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6f6a61

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flint Color. The Restful Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Turtle Shell (#897c64) for more energetic effect. Try Nile Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#61656f is the best complementary color to Flint. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f6a61 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flint are #6f6361 and #6d6f61. Thus found on the left and right of #6f6a61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Kokoda colors as they work well with Flint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flint palette consists of #63616f and #616c6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61656f). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #6f6a61, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6f6a61 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flint. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f6a61 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flint tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#61656f) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #616f6a and #6f6165.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6f6a61 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Flint has a hue angle of 38.57°, a saturation of 6.73% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f6a61 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 56.47% black ink.

HEX #6f6a61
RGB Decimal rgb(111,106,97)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 5.49, 56.47
HSL hsl(38.57,6.73%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.57,12.61%,43.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.0125,0.2362,5.7442)
XYZ xyz(13.8672,14.5506,13.3869)
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