#6D491B#6D491B
#6D491B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.078 H 69.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D491B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 73, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 60%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 75%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 75.2%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.18, 10.64, 32.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.18, 34.31, 71.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.65% 0.0273 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.65% 0.078 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8877, 8.0962, 2.1313) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.83
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.87
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.12
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.17
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 6.99
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D491B #1B3F6D
analogous
#6D201B #6D491B #686D1B
triadic
#6D491B #1B6D49 #491B6D
tetradic
#6D491B #1B6D20 #1B3F6D #6D1B68
square
#6D491B #1B6D20 #1B3F6D #6D1B68
split-complementary
#6D491B #1B686D #201B6D
monochromatic
#191006 #3C280F #6D491B #9E6A27 #CD8A35
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#6D491B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#6D491B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D491B
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D491B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D491B | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554B15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77403F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d491b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 73, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.078 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7b5a',
500: '#6d491b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d491b; $custom-light: #9b7b5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d491b",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 73,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.659,
"s": 60.294,
"l": 26.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43652,
"c": 0.07806,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.08095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D491B
secondary
#426CA2
accent
#8AE344
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EEE9
border
#CCC9C5
text
#0F0904
muted
#7E7B79