#6C4316#6C4316
#6C4316 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.081 H 64.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4316 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 67, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 79.6%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.39, 13.56, 33.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.39, 35.90, 67.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.22% 0.0352 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.22% 0.081 64.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3370, 7.2612, 1.7214) |
| Luminance | 0.0726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.03
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.88
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.29
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.20
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.46
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4316 #163F6C
analogous
#6C1816 #6C4316 #6A6C16
triadic
#6C4316 #166C43 #43166C
tetradic
#6C4316 #166C18 #163F6C #6C166A
square
#6C4316 #166C18 #163F6C #6C166A
split-complementary
#6C4316 #166A6C #18166C
monochromatic
#191005 #39230C #6C4316 #9F6320 #D2822B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.56
#6C4316 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#6C4316 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4316
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4316 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4316 | 1.00 | 8.56 | 2.45 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504610
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5017
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#763A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4316; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 67, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.081 64.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7756',
500: '#6c4316',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4316; $custom-light: #9a7756; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4316",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 67,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.395,
"s": 66.154,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42218,
"c": 0.08138,
"h": 64.3
},
"luminance": 0.0726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4316
secondary
#3C6DA2
accent
#90E93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78