#6E4412#6E4412
#6E4412 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.085 H 65.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4412 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 68, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 72%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 84%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 83.6%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.91, 13.73, 35.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.91, 38.24, 68.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.67% 0.035 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.67% 0.085 65.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6074, 7.4938, 1.5653) |
| Luminance | 0.0749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.16
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.54
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.92
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.32
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.18
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4412 #123C6E
analogous
#6E1612 #6E4412 #6A6E12
triadic
#6E4412 #126E44 #44126E
tetradic
#6E4412 #126E16 #123C6E #6E126A
square
#6E4412 #126E16 #123C6E #6E126A
split-complementary
#6E4412 #126A6E #16126E
monochromatic
#1A1004 #392309 #6E4412 #A3651B #D78523
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.40
#6E4412 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#6E4412 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4412
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4412 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4412 | 1.00 | 8.40 | 2.50 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#52480A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5113
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#793A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4412; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 68, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.085 65.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7854',
500: '#6e4412',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4412; $custom-light: #9c7854; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4412",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 68,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.609,
"s": 71.875,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42665,
"c": 0.08497,
"h": 65.7
},
"luminance": 0.07493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4412
secondary
#3769A5
accent
#8CEF39
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F4EDE8
border
#CEC8C4
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78