#6E421B#6E421B
#6E421B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.081 H 59.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E421B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 66, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 61%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 75%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 75.5%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.46, 15.38, 30.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.46, 34.47, 63.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.35% 0.0413 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.35% 0.081 59.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5771, 7.2914, 1.9924) |
| Luminance | 0.0729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.57
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.97
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.17
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.26
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 7.35
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E421B #1B476E
analogous
#6E1B1D #6E421B #6E6C1B
triadic
#6E421B #1B6E42 #421B6E
tetradic
#6E421B #1D6E1B #1B476E #6C1B6E
square
#6E421B #1D6E1B #1B476E #6C1B6E
split-complementary
#6E421B #1B6E6C #1B1D6E
monochromatic
#190F06 #3D250F #6E421B #9F5F27 #CE7D36
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.54
#6E421B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#6E421B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E421B
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E421B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E421B | 1.00 | 8.54 | 2.46 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4617
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A501B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#79383A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e421b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.081 59.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7659',
500: '#6e421b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e421b; $custom-light: #9c7659; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e421b",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 66,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.193,
"s": 60.584,
"l": 26.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42346,
"c": 0.08067,
"h": 59.2
},
"luminance": 0.07291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E421B
secondary
#4275A3
accent
#99E444
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0804
muted
#7F7B79