#6D4912#6D4912
#6D4912 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.084 H 72.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D4912 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 73, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 72%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 83%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 83.5%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.11, 10.20, 36.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.11, 38.15, 74.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.57% 0.0247 0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.57% 0.084 72.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7991, 8.0608, 1.6646) |
| Luminance | 0.0806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 3.97
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.60
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.59
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.44
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 6.77
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D4912 #12366D
analogous
#6D1C12 #6D4912 #636D12
triadic
#6D4912 #126D49 #49126D
tetradic
#6D4912 #126D1C #12366D #6D1263
square
#6D4912 #126D1C #12366D #6D1263
split-complementary
#6D4912 #12636D #1C126D
monochromatic
#1A1204 #382609 #6D4912 #A26C1B #D68F23
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.04
#6D4912 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#6D4912 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D4912
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D4912 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D4912 | 1.00 | 8.04 | 2.61 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564B08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5414
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77403E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d4912; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 73, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.084 72.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7b55',
500: '#6d4912',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d4912; $custom-light: #9b7b55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d4912",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 73,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.264,
"s": 71.654,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43571,
"c": 0.08353,
"h": 72.8
},
"luminance": 0.0806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D4912
secondary
#3762A4
accent
#81EE39
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78