Spice Color
Spice is a brown color with hex code #6A442E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with spice, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Spice Color Values
What Does Spice Mean?
Spice belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Spice adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Spice is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: moderate brown, #6F4E37).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Spice
Spice and #2F546A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #6A2F37 and #6A622F, which sit beside spice on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair spice with triadic partners #2F6A45 and #452F6A. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Quincy —
#623F2D(Delta E 4) - Dark Rimu —
#5F3D26(Delta E 4) - Old Copper —
#724A2F(Delta E 4) - Shingle Fawn —
#6B4E31(Delta E 6) - Pickled Bean —
#6E4826(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #6A442E; }
.background { background-color: #6A442E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6A442E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #6A442E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for spice?
Spice has the hex code #6A442E. In RGB notation it is rgb(106, 68, 46), in HSL it is hsl(22, 39%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.425, 0.063, 50.5.
What does the color spice mean?
Brown-family colors like spice carry distinct psychological associations. Spice belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Spice adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with spice?
Spice has three easy routes: its complement #2F546A for punch, its neighbors #6A2F37 and #6A622F for something calmer, or triadic partners #2F6A45 and #452F6A when you want energy.
Is spice a standard web color?
No — Spice is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #6A442E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make spice lighter or darker?
To lighten spice, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #ECDDD4 (lightest tint) to #120B08 (darkest shade).
About Spice
Spice is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #6A442E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.