#6B4416#6B4416
#6B4416 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.080 H 66.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4416 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 68, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 79.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.52, 12.47, 33.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.52, 35.58, 69.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.29% 0.0321 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.29% 0.08 66.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2760, 7.3187, 1.7357) |
| Luminance | 0.0732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.40
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.08
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.65
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.85
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.97
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4416 #163D6B
analogous
#6B1A16 #6B4416 #676B16
triadic
#6B4416 #166B44 #44166B
tetradic
#6B4416 #166B1A #163D6B #6B1667
square
#6B4416 #166B1A #163D6B #6B1667
split-complementary
#6B4416 #16676B #1A166B
monochromatic
#191005 #38240C #6B4416 #9E6420 #D1852B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#6B4416 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#6B4416 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4416
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4416 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4416 | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.46 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514710
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5017
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4416; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 68, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.080 66.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7856',
500: '#6b4416',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4416; $custom-light: #9a7856; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4416",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 68,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.471,
"s": 65.891,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42288,
"c": 0.08027,
"h": 66.4
},
"luminance": 0.07318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4416
secondary
#3B6AA1
accent
#8DE93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78