#6A3817#6A3817
#6A3817 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.084 H 51.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A3817 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 56, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.2%, 78.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.30, 19.33, 29.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.30, 35.26, 56.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.77% 0.0528 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.77% 0.084 51.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5134, 5.9552, 1.5642) |
| Luminance | 0.0595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 5.46
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 6.21
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.68
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.43
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.08
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A3817 #17496A
analogous
#6A1720 #6A3817 #6A6117
triadic
#6A3817 #176A38 #38176A
tetradic
#6A3817 #206A17 #17496A #61176A
square
#6A3817 #206A17 #17496A #61176A
split-complementary
#6A3817 #176A61 #17206A
monochromatic
#190D05 #381D0C #6A3817 #9C5322 #CF6D2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.59
#6A3817 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.19
#6A3817 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A3817
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A3817 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A3817 | 1.00 | 9.59 | 2.19 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#524917
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#752D31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a3817; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 56, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.084 51.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#996f56',
500: '#6a3817',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a3817; $custom-light: #996f56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a3817",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 56,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.855,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3977,
"c": 0.08425,
"h": 51.2
},
"luminance": 0.05954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A3817
secondary
#3D79A0
accent
#A5E740
background
#F9F6F5
surface
#F2ECE9
border
#CCC7C5
text
#0F0703
muted
#7E7A78