#6C4417#6C4417
#6C4417 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.081 H 65.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4417 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 68, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 78.7%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.67, 13.00, 33.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.67, 35.49, 68.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.43% 0.0337 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.43% 0.081 65.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4068, 7.3850, 1.7932) |
| Luminance | 0.0738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.37
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.82
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.58
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.00
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.12
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4417 #173F6C
analogous
#6C1A17 #6C4417 #696C17
triadic
#6C4417 #176C44 #44176C
tetradic
#6C4417 #176C1A #173F6C #6C1769
square
#6C4417 #176C1A #173F6C #6C1769
split-complementary
#6C4417 #17696C #1A176C
monochromatic
#191005 #3A240C #6C4417 #9E6422 #D1842C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.48
#6C4417 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.48
#6C4417 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4417
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4417 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4417 | 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)
#514711
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5118
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#763B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4417; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 68, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.081 65.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7857',
500: '#6c4417',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4417; $custom-light: #9a7857; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4417",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 68,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.765,
"s": 64.885,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42433,
"c": 0.08054,
"h": 65.2
},
"luminance": 0.07384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4417
secondary
#3D6CA2
accent
#8FE840
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7E7B78