#6A4511#6A4511
#6A4511 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.082 H 70.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4511 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 69, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 72%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 84%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 84%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.62, 11.14, 35.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.62, 37.36, 72.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.32% 0.0276 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.32% 0.082 70.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1738, 7.3616, 1.5207) |
| Luminance | 0.0736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.29
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 5.02
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.55
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.73
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.61
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4511 #11366A
analogous
#6A1811 #6A4511 #636A11
triadic
#6A4511 #116A45 #45116A
tetradic
#6A4511 #116A18 #11366A #6A1163
square
#6A4511 #116A18 #11366A #6A1163
split-complementary
#6A4511 #11636A #18116A
monochromatic
#1A1104 #352309 #6A4511 #9F6719 #D38A22
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#6A4511 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#6A4511 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4511
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4511 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4511 | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524708
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5013
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743C3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4511; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 69, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.082 70.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997854',
500: '#6a4511',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4511; $custom-light: #997854; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4511",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 69,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.056,
"s": 72.358,
"l": 24.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4232,
"c": 0.08211,
"h": 70.4
},
"luminance": 0.07361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4511
secondary
#3562A2
accent
#85EF39
background
#F9F7F4
surface
#F2EDE8
border
#CCC8C4
text
#0F0903
muted
#7E7B78