#6A4017#6A4017
#6A4017 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.080 H 61.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4017 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 64, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.6%, 78.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.33, 14.49, 31.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.33, 34.74, 65.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.34% 0.0383 0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.34% 0.08 61.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9325, 6.7936, 1.7040) |
| Luminance | 0.0679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.64
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.42
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.68
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.52
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.52
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4017 #17416A
analogous
#6A1717 #6A4017 #6A6A17
triadic
#6A4017 #176A40 #40176A
tetradic
#6A4017 #176A17 #17416A #6A176A
square
#6A4017 #176A17 #17416A #6A176A
split-complementary
#6A4017 #176A6A #17176A
monochromatic
#190F05 #38220C #6A4017 #9C5E22 #CF7D2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.90
#6A4017 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#6A4017 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4017
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4017 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4017 | 1.00 | 8.90 | 2.36 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4412
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#574E17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743737
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4017; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.080 61.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997557',
500: '#6a4017',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4017; $custom-light: #997557; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4017",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 64,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.639,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41338,
"c": 0.07993,
"h": 61.4
},
"luminance": 0.06793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4017
secondary
#3D6FA0
accent
#95E740
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0803
muted
#7E7B78