#6B4316#6B4316
#6B4316 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.081 H 65.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4316 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 67, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 79.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.26, 13.08, 33.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.26, 35.55, 68.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.08% 0.0339 0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.08% 0.081 65.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2160, 7.1988, 1.7157) |
| Luminance | 0.0720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.08
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.10
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.58
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.14
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.27
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4316 #163E6B
analogous
#6B1916 #6B4316 #686B16
triadic
#6B4316 #166B43 #43166B
tetradic
#6B4316 #166B19 #163E6B #6B1668
square
#6B4316 #166B19 #163E6B #6B1668
split-complementary
#6B4316 #16686B #19166B
monochromatic
#191005 #38230C #6B4316 #9E6320 #D1832B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.61
#6B4316 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#6B4316 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4316
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4316 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4316 | 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)
#504610
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595017
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4316; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 67, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.081 65.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7756',
500: '#6b4316',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4316; $custom-light: #9a7756; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4316",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 67,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.765,
"s": 65.891,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42081,
"c": 0.0805,
"h": 65.1
},
"luminance": 0.07198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4316
secondary
#3B6BA1
accent
#8FE93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78