#6C4214#6C4214
#6C4214 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.083 H 63.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4214 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 66, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 69%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 81.5%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.11, 14.08, 33.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.11, 36.73, 67.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42% 0.0365 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42% 0.083 63.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2595, 7.1359, 1.6041) |
| Luminance | 0.0713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.65
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.99
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.99
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.31
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.67
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4214 #143E6C
analogous
#6C1614 #6C4214 #6A6C14
triadic
#6C4214 #146C42 #42146C
tetradic
#6C4214 #146C16 #143E6C #6C146A
square
#6C4214 #146C16 #143E6C #6C146A
split-complementary
#6C4214 #146A6C #16146C
monochromatic
#1A1005 #38220A #6C4214 #A0621E #D38127
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#6C4214 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#6C4214 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4214
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4214 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4214 | 1.00 | 8.65 | 2.43 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F460D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#594F15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#773839
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4214; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.083 63.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7655',
500: '#6c4214',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4214; $custom-light: #9b7655; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4214",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 66,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.364,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41996,
"c": 0.08276,
"h": 63.9
},
"luminance": 0.07135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4214
secondary
#396BA3
accent
#90EC3C
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78