#6C4416#6C4416
#6C4416 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.081 H 65.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4416 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 68, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 79.6%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.66, 12.95, 33.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.66, 35.92, 68.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.42% 0.0334 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.42% 0.081 65.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3969, 7.3811, 1.7414) |
| Luminance | 0.0738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.33
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.84
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.55
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.88
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.98
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4416 #163E6C
analogous
#6C1916 #6C4416 #696C16
triadic
#6C4416 #166C44 #44166C
tetradic
#6C4416 #166C19 #163E6C #6C1669
square
#6C4416 #166C19 #163E6C #6C1669
split-complementary
#6C4416 #16696C #19166C
monochromatic
#191005 #39240C #6C4416 #9F6420 #D2842B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.48
#6C4416 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.48
#6C4416 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4416
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4416 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4416 | 1.00 | 8.48 | 2.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514710
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5117
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#763B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4416; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 68, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.081 65.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7856',
500: '#6c4416',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4416; $custom-light: #9a7856; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4416",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 68,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.093,
"s": 66.154,
"l": 25.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42424,
"c": 0.08112,
"h": 65.7
},
"luminance": 0.0738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4416
secondary
#3C6BA2
accent
#8EE93F
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78