#6B421E#6B421E
#6B421E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.076 H 59.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B421E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 66, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 56%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 72%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 72%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.07, 14.15, 28.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.07, 31.98, 63.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.96% 0.0384 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.96% 0.076 59.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2466, 7.1167, 2.1674) |
| Luminance | 0.0712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.98
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.65
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.20
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.96
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.15
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B421E #1E476B
analogous
#6B1E21 #6B421E #6B691E
triadic
#6B421E #1E6B42 #421E6B
tetradic
#6B421E #216B1E #1E476B #691E6B
square
#6B421E #216B1E #1E476B #691E6B
split-complementary
#6B421E #1E6B69 #1E216B
monochromatic
#180F07 #3B2511 #6B421E #9B5F2B #C87D3B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#6B421E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#6B421E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B421E
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B421E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B421E | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E461A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584F1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75393A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b421e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.076 59.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99765b',
500: '#6b421e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b421e; $custom-light: #99765b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b421e",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 66,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.052,
"s": 56.204,
"l": 26.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41964,
"c": 0.07583,
"h": 59.6
},
"luminance": 0.07116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B421E
secondary
#45759F
accent
#99DF48
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0804
muted
#7E7B79