#6A4513#6A4513
#6A4513 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.081 H 69.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4513 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 69, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 82%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 82.1%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.63, 11.23, 34.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.63, 36.56, 72.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.34% 0.0281 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.34% 0.081 69.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1902, 7.3682, 1.6068) |
| Luminance | 0.0737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.48
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.95
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.59
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.64
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.55
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4513 #13386A
analogous
#6A1A13 #6A4513 #646A13
triadic
#6A4513 #136A45 #45136A
tetradic
#6A4513 #136A1A #13386A #6A1364
square
#6A4513 #136A1A #13386A #6A1364
split-complementary
#6A4513 #13646A #1A136A
monochromatic
#1A1105 #36230A #6A4513 #9E671C #D28926
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#6A4513 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#6A4513 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4513
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4513 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4513 | 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)
#51480B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5014
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743C3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4513; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 69, 19); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.081 69.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997855',
500: '#6a4513',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4513; $custom-light: #997855; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4513",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 69,
"b": 19
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.483,
"s": 69.6,
"l": 24.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42335,
"c": 0.08103,
"h": 69.7
},
"luminance": 0.07367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4513
secondary
#3865A1
accent
#87EC3B
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0903
muted
#7E7B78