#6A4217#6A4217
#6A4217 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.079 H 64.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4217 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 66, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 78.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.86, 13.26, 32.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.86, 34.75, 67.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.75% 0.0347 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.75% 0.079 64.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0474, 7.0232, 1.7423) |
| Luminance | 0.0702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.94
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.38
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.69
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.48
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.79
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4217 #173F6A
analogous
#6A1817 #6A4217 #686A17
triadic
#6A4217 #176A42 #42176A
tetradic
#6A4217 #176A18 #173F6A #6A1768
square
#6A4217 #176A18 #173F6A #6A1768
split-complementary
#6A4217 #17686A #18176A
monochromatic
#191005 #38230C #6A4217 #9C6122 #CF812D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.73
#6A4217 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#6A4217 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4217
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4217 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4217 | 1.00 | 8.73 | 2.40 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584F18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743939
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4217; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.079 64.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997657',
500: '#6a4217',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4217; $custom-light: #997657; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4217",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 66,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.084,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41747,
"c": 0.07928,
"h": 64.1
},
"luminance": 0.07022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4217
secondary
#3D6DA0
accent
#91E740
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0803
muted
#7E7B78