#6E4511#6E4511
#6E4511 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.085 H 67.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4511 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 69, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 73%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 85%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 84.5%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.16, 13.09, 36.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.16, 38.64, 70.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.86% 0.033 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.86% 0.085 67.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6604, 7.6125, 1.5435) |
| Luminance | 0.0761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.55
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.64
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.96
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.30
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.67
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4511 #113A6E
analogous
#6E1611 #6E4511 #696E11
triadic
#6E4511 #116E45 #45116E
tetradic
#6E4511 #116E16 #113A6E #6E1169
square
#6E4511 #116E16 #113A6E #6E1169
split-complementary
#6E4511 #11696E #16116E
monochromatic
#1B1104 #392409 #6E4511 #A36619 #D88721
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.33
#6E4511 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#6E4511 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4511
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4511 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4511 | 1.00 | 8.33 | 2.52 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524808
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5212
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#793B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4511; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 69, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.085 67.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7854',
500: '#6e4511',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4511; $custom-light: #9c7854; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4511",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 69,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.548,
"s": 73.228,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42862,
"c": 0.08523,
"h": 67.2
},
"luminance": 0.07612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4511
secondary
#3567A5
accent
#89F038
background
#FAF7F4
surface
#F4EDE8
border
#CEC8C4
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78