#6A4817#6A4817
#6A4817 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.078 H 72.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4817 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 72, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.1%, 78.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.48, 9.58, 33.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.48, 35.09, 74.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.01% 0.0238 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.01% 0.078 72.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4165, 7.7615, 1.8653) |
| Luminance | 0.0776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 3.67
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.54
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.88
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.25
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 7.65
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4817 #17396A
analogous
#6A1F17 #6A4817 #626A17
triadic
#6A4817 #176A48 #48176A
tetradic
#6A4817 #176A1F #17396A #6A1762
square
#6A4817 #176A1F #17396A #6A1762
split-complementary
#6A4817 #17626A #1F176A
monochromatic
#191105 #38260C #6A4817 #9C6A22 #CF8C2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.23
#6A4817 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#6A4817 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4817
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4817 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4817 | 1.00 | 8.23 | 2.55 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544A10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5218
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#743F3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4817; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 72, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.078 72.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#987a57',
500: '#6a4817',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4817; $custom-light: #987a57; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4817",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 72,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.422,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43008,
"c": 0.07849,
"h": 72.3
},
"luminance": 0.07761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4817
secondary
#3D65A0
accent
#85E740
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0903
muted
#7E7B78