#6E4416#6E4416
#6E4416 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.083 H 64.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4416 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 68, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 67%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 80%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 80%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.94, 13.91, 33.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.94, 36.62, 67.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.7% 0.0361 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.7% 0.083 64.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6430, 7.5080, 1.7529) |
| Luminance | 0.0751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.25
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.40
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.98
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.74
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.63
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4416 #16406E
analogous
#6E1816 #6E4416 #6C6E16
triadic
#6E4416 #166E44 #44166E
tetradic
#6E4416 #166E18 #16406E #6E166C
square
#6E4416 #166E18 #16406E #6E166C
split-complementary
#6E4416 #166C6E #18166E
monochromatic
#1A1005 #3B240C #6E4416 #A16420 #D4832A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.40
#6E4416 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#6E4416 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4416
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4416 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4416 | 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)
#514810
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5117
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#793A3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4416; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 68, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.083 64.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7856',
500: '#6e4416',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4416; $custom-light: #9c7856; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4416",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 68,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.364,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42699,
"c": 0.08286,
"h": 64.2
},
"luminance": 0.07507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4416
secondary
#3C6EA4
accent
#90EA3E
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0803
muted
#7F7B78