#6D5017#6D5017

#6D5017 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.082 H 80.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D5017
RGB	rgb(109, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(40, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(40, 79%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 78.9%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 6.16, 36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 36.97, 80.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0137 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.082 80.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3306, 9.0511, 2.0661)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D5017 #17346D

analogous

#6D2517 #6D5017 #5F6D17

triadic

#6D5017 #176D50 #50176D

tetradic

#6D5017 #176D25 #17346D #6D175F

square

#6D5017 #176D25 #17346D #6D175F

split-complementary

#6D5017 #175F6D #25176D

monochromatic

#191305 #3A2B0C #6D5017 #A07522 #D29A2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#6D5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#6D5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D5017

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D5017	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C510E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625819

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#774845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.082 80.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b8058',
    500: '#6d5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d5017;
$custom-light: #9b8058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.767,
    "s": 65.152,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45125,
    "c": 0.08153,
    "h": 80.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D5017

secondary

#3D5FA3

accent

#78E840

background

#F9F7F5

surface

#F2EEE9

border

#CCC9C5

text

#0F0A03

muted

#7E7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D5017

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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