#6D401B#6D401B
#6D401B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.081 H 57.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D401B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 64, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 60%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 75%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 75.2%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.80, 16.13, 30.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.80, 34.15, 61.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.81% 0.0436 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.81% 0.081 57.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3386, 6.9980, 1.9483) |
| Luminance | 0.0700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.62
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.42
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.69
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.31
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 8.24
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D401B #1B486D
analogous
#6D1B1F #6D401B #6D691B
triadic
#6D401B #1B6D40 #401B6D
tetradic
#6D401B #1F6D1B #1B486D #691B6D
square
#6D401B #1F6D1B #1B486D #691B6D
split-complementary
#6D401B #1B6D69 #1B1F6D
monochromatic
#190E06 #3C230F #6D401B #9E5D27 #CD7A35
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.75
#6D401B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#6D401B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D401B
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D401B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D401B | 1.00 | 8.75 | 2.40 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4517
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584F1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#773638
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d401b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 64, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.081 57.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7559',
500: '#6d401b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d401b; $custom-light: #9b7559; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d401b",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 64,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.073,
"s": 60.294,
"l": 26.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41806,
"c": 0.08058,
"h": 57.2
},
"luminance": 0.06997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D401B
secondary
#4277A2
accent
#9CE344
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78