#6B4317#6B4317
#6B4317 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.080 H 64.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4317 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 67, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 78.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.26, 13.13, 32.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.26, 35.12, 68.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.09% 0.0342 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.09% 0.08 64.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2259, 7.2028, 1.7675) |
| Luminance | 0.0720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.14
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.09
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.62
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.29
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.39
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4317 #173F6B
analogous
#6B1917 #6B4317 #696B17
triadic
#6B4317 #176B43 #43176B
tetradic
#6B4317 #176B19 #173F6B #6B1769
square
#6B4317 #176B19 #173F6B #6B1769
split-complementary
#6B4317 #17696B #19176B
monochromatic
#191005 #39230C #6B4317 #9D6322 #D0822D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.61
#6B4317 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#6B4317 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4317
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4317 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4317 | 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)
#504611
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595018
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4317; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 67, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.080 64.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7757',
500: '#6b4317',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4317; $custom-light: #9a7757; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4317",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 67,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.429,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4209,
"c": 0.07991,
"h": 64.7
},
"luminance": 0.07202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4317
secondary
#3D6DA1
accent
#90E840
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78