#6C4422#6C4422
#6C4422 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.073 H 59.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4422 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 68, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 52%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 69%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 68.5%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.79, 13.67, 27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.79, 30.51, 63.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.56% 0.0376 0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.56% 0.073 59.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5408, 7.4387, 2.4991) |
| Luminance | 0.0744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.55
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 5.82
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.71
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 8.00
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.23
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4422 #224A6C
analogous
#6C2225 #6C4422 #6C6922
triadic
#6C4422 #226C44 #44226C
tetradic
#6C4422 #256C22 #224A6C #69226C
square
#6C4422 #256C22 #224A6C #69226C
split-complementary
#6C4422 #226C69 #22256C
monochromatic
#170F07 #3D2713 #6C4422 #9B6131 #C47F44
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.44
#6C4422 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#6C4422 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4422
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4422 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4422 | 1.00 | 8.44 | 2.49 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50481F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5122
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#763B3C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4422; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 68, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.073 59.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a785e',
500: '#6c4422',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4422; $custom-light: #9a785e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4422",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 68,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.568,
"s": 52.113,
"l": 27.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42562,
"c": 0.07337,
"h": 59.2
},
"luminance": 0.07438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4422
secondary
#4A78A0
accent
#9ADC4C
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EDE9
border
#CCC8C5
text
#0E0904
muted
#7E7B79