#6A3517#6A3517
#6A3517 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.086 H 47.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A3517 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 53, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 78.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.57, 21.11, 28.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.57, 35.65, 53.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.21% 0.0582 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.21% 0.087 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3723, 5.6731, 1.5172) |
| Luminance | 0.0567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 5.21
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.41
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.75
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 7.77
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 8.11
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A3517 #174C6A
analogous
#6A1722 #6A3517 #6A5E17
triadic
#6A3517 #176A35 #35176A
tetradic
#6A3517 #226A17 #174C6A #5E176A
square
#6A3517 #226A17 #174C6A #5E176A
split-complementary
#6A3517 #176A5E #17226A
monochromatic
#190D05 #381C0C #6A3517 #9C4E22 #CF672D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.84
#6A3517 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.13
#6A3517 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A3517
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A3517 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A3517 | 1.00 | 9.84 | 2.13 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443C13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#514816
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#752A2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a3517; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 53, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.086 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a6d56',
500: '#6a3517',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a3517; $custom-light: #9a6d56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a3517",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 53,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.687,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39212,
"c": 0.0865,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.05672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A3517
secondary
#3D7CA0
accent
#ABE740
background
#F9F6F5
surface
#F2EBE9
border
#CCC6C5
text
#0F0703
muted
#7E7A78