#6E4117#6E4117
#6E4117 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.083 H 59.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4117 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 65, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 79%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 79.1%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.16, 15.78, 32.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.16, 36.23, 64.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.1% 0.0418 0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.1% 0.083 59.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4761, 7.1583, 1.7458) |
| Luminance | 0.0716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 3.91
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.59
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.93
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.08
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.17
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4117 #17446E
analogous
#6E1718 #6E4117 #6E6C17
triadic
#6E4117 #176E41 #41176E
tetradic
#6E4117 #186E17 #17446E #6C176E
square
#6E4117 #186E17 #17446E #6C176E
split-complementary
#6E4117 #176E6C #17186E
monochromatic
#190F05 #3B230C #6E4117 #A15F22 #D37D2C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.64
#6E4117 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#6E4117 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4117
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4117 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4117 | 1.00 | 8.64 | 2.43 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595017
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#793738
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4117; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 65, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.083 59.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7657',
500: '#6e4117',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4117; $custom-light: #9c7657; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4117",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 65,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.966,
"s": 65.414,
"l": 26.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42104,
"c": 0.08338,
"h": 59.9
},
"luminance": 0.07157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4117
secondary
#3D72A4
accent
#97E83F
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78