#6C4513#6C4513
#6C4513 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.083 H 68.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4513 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 69, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 82%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 82.4%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.90, 12.20, 35.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.90, 37.20, 70.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.61% 0.0308 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.61% 0.083 68.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4307, 7.4922, 1.6181) |
| Luminance | 0.0749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.68
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.03
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.17
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.34
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.89
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4513 #133A6C
analogous
#6C1913 #6C4513 #676C13
triadic
#6C4513 #136C45 #45136C
tetradic
#6C4513 #136C19 #133A6C #6C1367
square
#6C4513 #136C19 #133A6C #6C1367
split-complementary
#6C4513 #13676C #19136C
monochromatic
#1A1105 #38240A #6C4513 #A0661C #D48825
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.41
#6C4513 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#6C4513 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4513
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4513 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4513 | 1.00 | 8.41 | 2.50 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#52480B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5114
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#763C3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4513; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 69, 19); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.083 68.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7855',
500: '#6c4513',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4513; $custom-light: #9b7855; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4513",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 69,
"b": 19
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.708,
"s": 70.079,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42605,
"c": 0.0826,
"h": 68.1
},
"luminance": 0.07491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4513
secondary
#3867A3
accent
#89ED3B
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78