#6A400E#6A400E
#6A400E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.085 H 64.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A400E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 64, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 77%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 87%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.6%, 86.8%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.26, 14.09, 35.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.26, 38.37, 68.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.26% 0.0358 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.26% 0.085 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8572, 6.7635, 1.3071) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 2.92
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.01
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.68
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.35
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.56
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A400E #0E386A
analogous
#6A120E #6A400E #666A0E
triadic
#6A400E #0E6A40 #400E6A
tetradic
#6A400E #0E6A12 #0E386A #6A0E66
square
#6A400E #0E6A12 #0E386A #6A0E66
split-complementary
#6A400E #0E666A #120E6A
monochromatic
#1B1004 #341F07 #6A400E #A06115 #D6811C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#6A400E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#6A400E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A400E
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A400E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A400E | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4405
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#574D0F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743636
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a400e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.085 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997551',
500: '#6a400e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a400e; $custom-light: #997551; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a400e",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 64,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.609,
"s": 76.667,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41262,
"c": 0.08454,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.06763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A400E
secondary
#3165A3
accent
#8CF335
background
#F9F7F4
surface
#F2EDE7
border
#CCC8C3
text
#0F0802
muted
#7E7B78