#6B491E#6B491E
#6B491E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.074 H 69.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B491E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 73, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 56%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 72%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 72%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.95, 9.86, 30.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.95, 32.28, 72.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.43% 0.0257 0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.43% 0.074 69.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6809, 7.9853, 2.3122) |
| Luminance | 0.0799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.74
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.36
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.84
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.48
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 7.62
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B491E #1E406B
analogous
#6B221E #6B491E #676B1E
triadic
#6B491E #1E6B49 #491E6B
tetradic
#6B491E #1E6B22 #1E406B #6B1E67
square
#6B491E #1E6B22 #1E406B #6B1E67
split-complementary
#6B491E #1E676B #221E6B
monochromatic
#181007 #3B2811 #6B491E #9B6A2B #C88A3B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.09
#6B491E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#6B491E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B491E
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B491E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B491E | 1.00 | 8.09 | 2.60 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554B19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D531F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#754140
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b491e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 73, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.074 69.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#997b5c',
500: '#6b491e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b491e; $custom-light: #997b5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b491e",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 73,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.506,
"s": 56.204,
"l": 26.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43425,
"c": 0.07437,
"h": 69.8
},
"luminance": 0.07985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B491E
secondary
#456D9F
accent
#8BDF48
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0904
muted
#7E7B79