#6A440E#6A440E
#6A440E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.084 H 70.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A440E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 68, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 77%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 87%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 86.8%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.33, 11.64, 36.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.33, 38.44, 72.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.09% 0.0286 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.09% 0.084 70) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0909, 7.2309, 1.3850) |
| Luminance | 0.0723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.51
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.67
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.59
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.81
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.33
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A440E #0E346A
analogous
#6A160E #6A440E #626A0E
triadic
#6A440E #0E6A44 #440E6A
tetradic
#6A440E #0E6A16 #0E346A #6A0E62
square
#6A440E #0E6A16 #0E346A #6A0E62
split-complementary
#6A440E #0E626A #160E6A
monochromatic
#1B1104 #342107 #6A440E #A06715 #D6891C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.59
#6A440E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#6A440E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A440E
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A440E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A440E | 1.00 | 8.59 | 2.45 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514704
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5010
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743B3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a440e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 68, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.084 70.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997752',
500: '#6a440e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a440e; $custom-light: #997752; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a440e",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 68,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.217,
"s": 76.667,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42088,
"c": 0.0837,
"h": 70
},
"luminance": 0.0723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A440E
secondary
#3160A3
accent
#83F335
background
#F9F7F4
surface
#F2EDE7
border
#CCC8C3
text
#0F0802
muted
#7E7B78