#6C5017#6C5017

#6C5017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.081 H 81.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C5017
RGB	rgb(108, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(40, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(40, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 78.7%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 5.67, 36.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 36.73, 81.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45% 0.0123 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.081 81.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2083, 8.9880, 2.0603)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C5017 #17336C

analogous

#6C2517 #6C5017 #5D6C17

triadic

#6C5017 #176C50 #50176C

tetradic

#6C5017 #176C25 #17336C #6C175D

square

#6C5017 #176C25 #17336C #6C175D

split-complementary

#6C5017 #175D6C #25176C

monochromatic

#191305 #3A2B0C #6C5017 #9E7522 #D19B2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#6C5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#6C5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C5017

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C5017	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B500E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#764845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.081 81.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a8058',
    500: '#6c5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c5017;
$custom-light: #9a8058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.235,
    "s": 64.885,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45003,
    "c": 0.08103,
    "h": 81.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C5017

secondary

#3D5EA2

accent

#77E840

background

#F9F7F5

surface

#F2EEE9

border

#CCC9C5

text

#0E0A03

muted

#7E7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C5017

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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