#6D4017#6D4017
#6D4017 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.083 H 59.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D4017 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 64, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 79%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 78.9%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.76, 15.91, 32.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.76, 35.88, 63.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.76% 0.0423 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.76% 0.083 59.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2954, 6.9807, 1.7210) |
| Luminance | 0.0698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.82
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.77
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.31
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.31
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.50
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D4017 #17446D
analogous
#6D1719 #6D4017 #6D6B17
triadic
#6D4017 #176D40 #40176D
tetradic
#6D4017 #196D17 #17446D #6B176D
square
#6D4017 #196D17 #17446D #6B176D
split-complementary
#6D4017 #176D6B #17196D
monochromatic
#190F05 #3A220C #6D4017 #A05E22 #D27B2C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.76
#6D4017 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#6D4017 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D4017
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D4017 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D4017 | 1.00 | 8.76 | 2.40 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584F17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#783637
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d4017; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 64, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.083 59.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7557',
500: '#6d4017',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d4017; $custom-light: #9b7557; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d4017",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 64,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.605,
"s": 65.152,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41763,
"c": 0.08283,
"h": 59.3
},
"luminance": 0.0698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D4017
secondary
#3D72A3
accent
#98E840
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78