#6A421B#6A421B
#6A421B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.077 H 62.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A421B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 66, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 75%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 74.5%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.90, 13.48, 30.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.90, 32.97, 65.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.79% 0.036 0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.79% 0.077 62.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0905, 7.0405, 1.9696) |
| Luminance | 0.0704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.43
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.53
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.01
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.22
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.40
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A421B #1B436A
analogous
#6A1B1C #6A421B #6A691B
triadic
#6A421B #1B6A42 #421B6A
tetradic
#6A421B #1C6A1B #1B436A #691B6A
square
#6A421B #1C6A1B #1B436A #691B6A
split-complementary
#6A421B #1B6A69 #1B1C6A
monochromatic
#180F06 #39240F #6A421B #9B6027 #CB7F34
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.72
#6A421B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#6A421B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A421B
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A421B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A421B | 1.00 | 8.72 | 2.41 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4617
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584F1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74393A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a421b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.077 62.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997659',
500: '#6a421b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a421b; $custom-light: #997659; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a421b",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 66,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.62,
"s": 59.398,
"l": 26.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4179,
"c": 0.07681,
"h": 62.1
},
"luminance": 0.0704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A421B
secondary
#42719F
accent
#95E345
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0803
muted
#7E7B78