#6D4317#6D4317
#6D4317 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.082 H 63.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D4317 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 67, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 79%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 78.9%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.54, 14.09, 32.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.54, 35.83, 66.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.37% 0.0369 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.37% 0.082 63.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4692, 7.3282, 1.7789) |
| Luminance | 0.0733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.09
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.69
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.07
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 6.28
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.92
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D4317 #17416D
analogous
#6D1817 #6D4317 #6C6D17
triadic
#6D4317 #176D43 #43176D
tetradic
#6D4317 #176D18 #17416D #6D176C
square
#6D4317 #176D18 #17416D #6D176C
split-complementary
#6D4317 #176C6D #18176D
monochromatic
#191005 #3A240C #6D4317 #A06222 #D2812C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#6D4317 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#6D4317 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D4317
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D4317 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D4317 | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.47 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504711
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5018
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#78393A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d4317; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 67, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.082 63.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7757',
500: '#6d4317',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d4317; $custom-light: #9b7757; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d4317",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 67,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.698,
"s": 65.152,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42366,
"c": 0.0817,
"h": 63.2
},
"luminance": 0.07327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D4317
secondary
#3D6FA3
accent
#92E840
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78