#6C3E17#6C3E17
#6C3E17 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.083 H 57.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C3E17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 62, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 78.7%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.10, 16.65, 31.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.10, 35.58, 62.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.22% 0.0446 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.22% 0.083 57.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0623, 6.6961, 1.6783) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.90
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.06
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.00
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.38
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 8.37
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C3E17 #17456C
analogous
#6C171B #6C3E17 #6C6817
triadic
#6C3E17 #176C3E #3E176C
tetradic
#6C3E17 #1B6C17 #17456C #68176C
square
#6C3E17 #1B6C17 #17456C #68176C
split-complementary
#6C3E17 #176C68 #171B6C
monochromatic
#190E05 #3A210C #6C3E17 #9E5B22 #D1782C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.98
#6C3E17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#6C3E17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C3E17
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C3E17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C3E17 | 1.00 | 8.98 | 2.34 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#574D17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#773436
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c3e17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 62, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.083 57.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7356',
500: '#6c3e17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c3e17; $custom-light: #9b7356; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c3e17",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 62,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.529,
"s": 64.885,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41223,
"c": 0.08277,
"h": 57.4
},
"luminance": 0.06695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C3E17
secondary
#3D74A2
accent
#9BE840
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78