#6B551D#6B551D
#6B551D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.078 H 87.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B551D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 85, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 57%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 73%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 72.9%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.32, 2.49, 34.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.32, 34.92, 85.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.06% 0.004 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.06% 0.078 87.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5342, 9.7121, 2.5346) |
| Luminance | 0.0971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 3.81
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 4.37
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.22
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.51
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 5.60
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B551D #1D336B
analogous
#6B2E1D #6B551D #5A6B1D
triadic
#6B551D #1D6B55 #551D6B
tetradic
#6B551D #1D6B2E #1D336B #6B1D5A
square
#6B551D #1D6B2E #1D336B #6B1D5A
split-complementary
#6B551D #1D5A6B #2E1D6B
monochromatic
#181307 #3B2F10 #6B551D #9B7B2A #C9A139
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.14
#6B551D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#6B551D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B551D
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B551D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B551D | 1.00 | 7.14 | 2.94 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5416
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#744D49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b551d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 85, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.078 87.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98845c',
500: '#6b551d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b551d; $custom-light: #98845c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b551d",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 85,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.077,
"s": 57.353,
"l": 26.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46061,
"c": 0.0784,
"h": 87.1
},
"luminance": 0.09712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B551D
secondary
#445EA0
accent
#72E147
background
#F9F8F5
surface
#F2EFE9
border
#CCCAC5
text
#0E0A04
muted
#7E7C79