#6A4912#6A4912
#6A4912 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.082 H 75.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A4912 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 73, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 71%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 83%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 83%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.72, 8.73, 36.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.72, 37.29, 76.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.18% 0.0207 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.18% 0.082 75.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4362, 7.8736, 1.6476) |
| Luminance | 0.0787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 2.93
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.43
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.59
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 6.70
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.98
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A4912 #12336A
analogous
#6A1D12 #6A4912 #5F6A12
triadic
#6A4912 #126A49 #49126A
tetradic
#6A4912 #126A1D #12336A #6A125F
square
#6A4912 #126A1D #12336A #6A125F
split-complementary
#6A4912 #125F6A #1D126A
monochromatic
#1A1204 #362509 #6A4912 #9E6D1B #D39124
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.16
#6A4912 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#6A4912 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A4912
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A4912 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A4912 | 1.00 | 8.16 | 2.57 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554B09
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5314
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74403E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a4912; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 73, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.082 75.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997b55',
500: '#6a4912',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a4912; $custom-light: #997b55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a4912",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 73,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 70.968,
"l": 24.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43181,
"c": 0.08156,
"h": 75.3
},
"luminance": 0.07873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A4912
secondary
#365FA2
accent
#7DEE3A
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0903
muted
#7E7B78