#6C4216#6C4216
#6C4216 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.082 H 63.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4216 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 66, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 79.6%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.13, 14.17, 32.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.13, 35.90, 66.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.01% 0.0371 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.01% 0.082 63) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2780, 7.1433, 1.7017) |
| Luminance | 0.0714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.80
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.99
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.08
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.56
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.94
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4216 #16406C
analogous
#6C1716 #6C4216 #6B6C16
triadic
#6C4216 #166C42 #42166C
tetradic
#6C4216 #166C17 #16406C #6C166B
square
#6C4216 #166C17 #16406C #6C166B
split-complementary
#6C4216 #166B6C #17166C
monochromatic
#191005 #39230C #6C4216 #9F6120 #D2802B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#6C4216 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#6C4216 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4216
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4216 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4216 | 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)
#4F4610
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#594F17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#763839
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4216; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.082 63.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7656',
500: '#6c4216',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4216; $custom-light: #9b7656; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4216",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 66,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.698,
"s": 66.154,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42014,
"c": 0.08167,
"h": 63
},
"luminance": 0.07143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4216
secondary
#3C6EA2
accent
#92E93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78