#6B4E21#6B4E21
#6B4E21 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.072 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4E21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 78, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 69.2%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.37, 7.00, 30.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.37, 31.49, 77.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.54% 0.0177 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.54% 0.072 75.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0629, 8.6851, 2.6376) |
| Luminance | 0.0868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 3.91
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.10
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.69
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 7.16
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 7.64
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4E21 #213E6B
analogous
#6B2921 #6B4E21 #636B21
triadic
#6B4E21 #216B4E #4E216B
tetradic
#6B4E21 #216B29 #213E6B #6B2163
square
#6B4E21 #216B29 #213E6B #6B2163
split-complementary
#6B4E21 #21636B #29216B
monochromatic
#171107 #3C2C13 #6B4E21 #9A702F #C59142
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.67
#6B4E21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#6B4E21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4E21
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4E21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4E21 | 1.00 | 7.67 | 2.74 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#594F1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605622
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#744644
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4e21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 78, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.072 75.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#987f5e',
500: '#6b4e21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4e21; $custom-light: #987f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4e21",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 78,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.486,
"s": 52.857,
"l": 27.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44543,
"c": 0.07246,
"h": 75.9
},
"luminance": 0.08684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4E21
secondary
#496B9F
accent
#84DC4C
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EEE9
border
#CCC9C5
text
#0E0A04
muted
#7E7C79