#6B4517#6B4517
#6B4517 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.079 H 67.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4517 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 69, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 65%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 78.5%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.80, 11.91, 33.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.80, 35.19, 70.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.51% 0.0306 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.51% 0.079 67.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3468, 7.4447, 1.8078) |
| Luminance | 0.0744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.79
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.09
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.32
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.81
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.18
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4517 #173D6B
analogous
#6B1B17 #6B4517 #676B17
triadic
#6B4517 #176B45 #45176B
tetradic
#6B4517 #176B1B #173D6B #6B1767
square
#6B4517 #176B1B #173D6B #6B1767
split-complementary
#6B4517 #17676B #1B176B
monochromatic
#191005 #39250C #6B4517 #9D6522 #D0862D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.44
#6B4517 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#6B4517 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4517
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4517 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4517 | 1.00 | 8.44 | 2.49 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514811
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5118
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753C3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4517; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 69, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.079 67.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997857',
500: '#6b4517',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4517; $custom-light: #997857; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4517",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 69,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.857,
"s": 64.615,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42505,
"c": 0.07949,
"h": 67.4
},
"luminance": 0.07444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4517
secondary
#3D6AA1
accent
#8CE840
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0903
muted
#7E7B78