#6A4411#6A4411
#6A4411 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.082 H 69.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4411 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 68, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 72%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 84%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 84%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.35, 11.76, 35.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.35, 37.31, 71.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.11% 0.0294 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.11% 0.082 69.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1128, 7.2396, 1.5003) |
| Luminance | 0.0724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.55
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.74
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.60
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.71
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.23
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4411 #11376A
analogous
#6A1811 #6A4411 #646A11
triadic
#6A4411 #116A44 #44116A
tetradic
#6A4411 #116A18 #11376A #6A1164
square
#6A4411 #116A18 #11376A #6A1164
split-complementary
#6A4411 #11646A #18116A
monochromatic
#1A1104 #352209 #6A4411 #9F6619 #D38822
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.58
#6A4411 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#6A4411 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4411
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4411 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4411 | 1.00 | 8.58 | 2.45 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514708
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5012
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743B3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4411; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 68, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.082 69.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997753',
500: '#6a4411',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4411; $custom-light: #997753; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4411",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 68,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.382,
"s": 72.358,
"l": 24.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42109,
"c": 0.08223,
"h": 69.1
},
"luminance": 0.07239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4411
secondary
#3563A2
accent
#87EF39
background
#F9F7F4
surface
#F2EDE7
border
#CCC8C3
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78