#6D4516#6D4516
#6D4516 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.082 H 66.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D4516 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 69, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 80%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 79.8%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.06, 12.82, 33.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.06, 36.29, 69.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.77% 0.033 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.77% 0.082 66.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5803, 7.5662, 1.7674) |
| Luminance | 0.0756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.60
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.60
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.49
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.56
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.85
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D4516 #163E6D
analogous
#6D1A16 #6D4516 #696D16
triadic
#6D4516 #166D45 #45166D
tetradic
#6D4516 #166D1A #163E6D #6D1669
square
#6D4516 #166D1A #163E6D #6D1669
split-complementary
#6D4516 #16696D #1A166D
monochromatic
#191005 #3A250C #6D4516 #A06520 #D3852B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.36
#6D4516 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#6D4516 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D4516
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D4516 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D4516 | 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)
#524810
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5117
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#773C3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d4516; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 69, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.082 66.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7856',
500: '#6d4516',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d4516; $custom-light: #9b7856; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d4516",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 69,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.414,
"s": 66.412,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42767,
"c": 0.08175,
"h": 66.2
},
"luminance": 0.07565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D4516
secondary
#3C6BA3
accent
#8DE93E
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78