#6B4816#6B4816
#6B4816 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.080 H 71.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4816 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 72, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 79.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.60, 10.02, 34.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.60, 35.82, 73.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.13% 0.0249 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.13% 0.08 71.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5262, 7.8192, 1.8191) |
| Luminance | 0.0782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 3.91
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.25
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.62
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.10
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 7.34
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4816 #16396B
analogous
#6B1D16 #6B4816 #636B16
triadic
#6B4816 #166B48 #48166B
tetradic
#6B4816 #166B1D #16396B #6B1663
square
#6B4816 #166B1D #16396B #6B1663
split-complementary
#6B4816 #16636B #1D166B
monochromatic
#191105 #38260C #6B4816 #9E6A20 #D18C2B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.19
#6B4816 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#6B4816 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4816
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4816 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4816 | 1.00 | 8.19 | 2.56 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544A0F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5217
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#753F3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4816; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 72, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.080 71.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997a57',
500: '#6b4816',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4816; $custom-light: #997a57; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4816",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 72,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.294,
"s": 65.891,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43129,
"c": 0.07984,
"h": 71.8
},
"luminance": 0.07818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4816
secondary
#3B65A1
accent
#85E93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0903
muted
#7E7B78