#6B4217#6B4217
#6B4217 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.080 H 63.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4217 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 66, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 78.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.00, 13.74, 32.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.00, 35.11, 66.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.89% 0.036 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.89% 0.08 63.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1669, 7.0849, 1.7479) |
| Luminance | 0.0708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.90
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.18
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.41
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.74
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.79
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4217 #17406B
analogous
#6B1817 #6B4217 #6A6B17
triadic
#6B4217 #176B42 #42176B
tetradic
#6B4217 #176B18 #17406B #6B176A
square
#6B4217 #176B18 #17406B #6B176A
split-complementary
#6B4217 #176A6B #18176B
monochromatic
#191005 #39230C #6B4217 #9D6122 #D0802D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#6B4217 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#6B4217 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4217
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4217 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4217 | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4611
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#594F18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753939
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4217; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.080 63.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7657',
500: '#6b4217',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4217; $custom-light: #9a7657; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4217",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 66,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.714,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41885,
"c": 0.08019,
"h": 63.3
},
"luminance": 0.07084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4217
secondary
#3D6EA1
accent
#92E840
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78