#6B4017#6B4017
#6B4017 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.081 H 60.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4017 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 64, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 78.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.48, 14.96, 31.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.48, 35.12, 64.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.48% 0.0396 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.48% 0.081 60.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0521, 6.8553, 1.7096) |
| Luminance | 0.0685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.67
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.19
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.54
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.50
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.81
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4017 #17426B
analogous
#6B1718 #6B4017 #6B6A17
triadic
#6B4017 #176B40 #40176B
tetradic
#6B4017 #186B17 #17426B #6A176B
square
#6B4017 #186B17 #17426B #6A176B
split-complementary
#6B4017 #176B6A #17186B
monochromatic
#190F05 #39220C #6B4017 #9D5E22 #D07C2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.86
#6B4017 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#6B4017 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4017
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4017 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4017 | 1.00 | 8.86 | 2.37 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4412
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#574E17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753637
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4017; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 64, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.081 60.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7557',
500: '#6b4017',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4017; $custom-light: #9a7557; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4017",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 64,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.286,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41479,
"c": 0.08088,
"h": 60.7
},
"luminance": 0.06854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4017
secondary
#3D70A1
accent
#96E840
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78