#6A4416#6A4416
#6A4416 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.079 H 67.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4416 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 68, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 79.2%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.39, 11.98, 33.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.39, 35.24, 70.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.15% 0.0307 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.15% 0.079 67.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1564, 7.2571, 1.7301) |
| Luminance | 0.0726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.51
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.32
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.34
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.09
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.17
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 9.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4416 #163C6A
analogous
#6A1A16 #6A4416 #666A16
triadic
#6A4416 #166A44 #44166A
tetradic
#6A4416 #166A1A #163C6A #6A1666
square
#6A4416 #166A1A #163C6A #6A1666
split-complementary
#6A4416 #16666A #1A166A
monochromatic
#191005 #37230B #6A4416 #9D6521 #CF852B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.57
#6A4416 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#6A4416 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4416
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4416 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4416 | 1.00 | 8.57 | 2.45 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504710
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595017
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4416; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 68, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.079 67.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997856',
500: '#6a4416',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4416; $custom-light: #997856; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4416",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 68,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.857,
"s": 65.625,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42152,
"c": 0.07944,
"h": 67.2
},
"luminance": 0.07256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4416
secondary
#3B69A0
accent
#8CE93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0803
muted
#7E7B78