#6A3617#6A3617
#6A3617 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.086 H 48.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A3617 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 54, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.1%, 78.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.81, 20.52, 28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.81, 35.50, 54.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.4% 0.0564 0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.4% 0.086 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4184, 5.7652, 1.5326) |
| Luminance | 0.0576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 5.51
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.31
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.72
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 7.39
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 8.22
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A3617 #174B6A
analogous
#6A1721 #6A3617 #6A6017
triadic
#6A3617 #176A36 #36176A
tetradic
#6A3617 #216A17 #174B6A #60176A
square
#6A3617 #216A17 #174B6A #60176A
split-complementary
#6A3617 #176A60 #17216A
monochromatic
#190D05 #381C0C #6A3617 #9C5022 #CF692D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.75
#6A3617 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.15
#6A3617 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A3617
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A3617 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A3617 | 1.00 | 9.75 | 2.15 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#514816
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#752B2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#444444
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a3617; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 54, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.086 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a6e56',
500: '#6a3617',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a3617; $custom-light: #9a6e56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a3617",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 54,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.41,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39396,
"c": 0.08572,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.05764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A3617
secondary
#3D7BA0
accent
#A9E740
background
#F9F6F5
surface
#F2EBE9
border
#CCC6C5
text
#0F0703
muted
#7E7A78