#6E3E16#6E3E16
#6E3E16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.085 H 56.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E3E16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 62, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 67%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 80%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 80%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.39, 17.54, 32.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.39, 36.79, 61.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.5% 0.0469 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.5% 0.085 56.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2986, 6.8191, 1.6381) |
| Luminance | 0.0682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.99
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.60
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.79
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.84
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 8.09
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E3E16 #16466E
analogous
#6E161A #6E3E16 #6E6A16
triadic
#6E3E16 #166E3E #3E166E
tetradic
#6E3E16 #1A6E16 #16466E #6A166E
square
#6E3E16 #1A6E16 #16466E #6A166E
split-complementary
#6E3E16 #166E6A #161A6E
monochromatic
#1A0E05 #3B210C #6E3E16 #A15B20 #D4772A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.88
#6E3E16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#6E3E16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E3E16
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E3E16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E3E16 | 1.00 | 8.88 | 2.36 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4311
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584E16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#793436
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e3e16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 62, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.085 56.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7356',
500: '#6e3e16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e3e16; $custom-light: #9c7356; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e3e16",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 62,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.273,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41504,
"c": 0.08533,
"h": 56.7
},
"luminance": 0.06818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E3E16
secondary
#3C75A4
accent
#9CEA3E
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F4EDE9
border
#CEC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78