#6D4513#6D4513
#6D4513 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.083 H 67.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D4513 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 69, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 70%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 83%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 82.6%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.04, 12.68, 35.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.04, 37.53, 70.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.74% 0.0321 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.74% 0.083 67.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5530, 7.5553, 1.6238) |
| Luminance | 0.0755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.59
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.76
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.21
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.51
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.57
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D4513 #133B6D
analogous
#6D1813 #6D4513 #686D13
triadic
#6D4513 #136D45 #45136D
tetradic
#6D4513 #136D18 #133B6D #6D1368
square
#6D4513 #136D18 #133B6D #6D1368
split-complementary
#6D4513 #13686D #18136D
monochromatic
#1A1005 #39240A #6D4513 #A1661C #D58725
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.36
#6D4513 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#6D4513 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D4513
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D4513 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D4513 | 1.00 | 8.36 | 2.51 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#52480B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5114
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#783B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d4513; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 69, 19); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.083 67.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7855',
500: '#6d4513',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d4513; $custom-light: #9b7855; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d4513",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 69,
"b": 19
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.333,
"s": 70.313,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42741,
"c": 0.0834,
"h": 67.3
},
"luminance": 0.07554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D4513
secondary
#3868A4
accent
#8AED3B
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78