#6D3E17#6D3E17
#6D3E17 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.084 H 56.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D3E17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 62, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 79%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.1%, 78.9%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.25, 17.12, 31.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.25, 35.97, 61.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.37% 0.0459 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.37% 0.084 56.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1846, 6.7592, 1.6841) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.04
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.92
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.94
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.11
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 8.20
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D3E17 #17466D
analogous
#6D171B #6D3E17 #6D6917
triadic
#6D3E17 #176D3E #3E176D
tetradic
#6D3E17 #1B6D17 #17466D #69176D
square
#6D3E17 #1B6D17 #17466D #69176D
split-complementary
#6D3E17 #176D69 #171B6D
monochromatic
#190E05 #3A210C #6D3E17 #A05B22 #D2772C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#6D3E17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#6D3E17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D3E17
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D3E17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D3E17 | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#574E17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#783436
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d3e17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 62, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.084 56.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7356',
500: '#6d3e17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d3e17; $custom-light: #9c7356; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d3e17",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 62,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.209,
"s": 65.152,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41368,
"c": 0.0838,
"h": 56.8
},
"luminance": 0.06758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D3E17
secondary
#3D75A3
accent
#9CE840
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78