#6B4315#6B4315
#6B4315 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.081 H 65.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4315 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 67, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 80.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.25, 13.03, 33.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.25, 35.98, 68.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.07% 0.0336 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.07% 0.081 65.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2066, 7.1950, 1.6659) |
| Luminance | 0.0719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.03
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.12
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.55
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.00
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.16
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4315 #153D6B
analogous
#6B1815 #6B4315 #686B15
triadic
#6B4315 #156B43 #43156B
tetradic
#6B4315 #156B18 #153D6B #6B1568
square
#6B4315 #156B18 #153D6B #6B1568
split-complementary
#6B4315 #15686B #18156B
monochromatic
#1A1005 #38230B #6B4315 #9E631F #D18329
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.61
#6B4315 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#6B4315 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4315
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4315 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4315 | 1.00 | 8.61 | 2.44 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50460F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595016
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4315; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 67, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.081 65.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7756',
500: '#6b4315',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4315; $custom-light: #9a7756; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4315",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 67,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.093,
"s": 67.188,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42072,
"c": 0.08107,
"h": 65.5
},
"luminance": 0.07194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4315
secondary
#3A6AA2
accent
#8EEA3E
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78