#6E4513#6E4513
#6E4513 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.084 H 66.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4513 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 69, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 83%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 82.7%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.18, 13.17, 35.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.18, 37.86, 69.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.88% 0.0335 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.88% 0.084 66.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6768, 7.6191, 1.6296) |
| Luminance | 0.0762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 4.50
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 4.52
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.11
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.26
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.85
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4513 #133C6E
analogous
#6E1713 #6E4513 #696E13
triadic
#6E4513 #136E45 #45136E
tetradic
#6E4513 #136E17 #133C6E #6E1369
square
#6E4513 #136E17 #133C6E #6E1369
split-complementary
#6E4513 #13696E #17136E
monochromatic
#1A1005 #3A240A #6E4513 #A2661C #D68625
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.32
#6E4513 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#6E4513 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4513
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4513 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4513 | 1.00 | 8.32 | 2.52 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#52480B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5214
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#793B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4513; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 69, 19); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.084 66.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7855',
500: '#6e4513',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4513; $custom-light: #9c7855; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4513",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 69,
"b": 19
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.967,
"s": 70.543,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42878,
"c": 0.08422,
"h": 66.6
},
"luminance": 0.07618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4513
secondary
#3869A5
accent
#8BED3A
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EDE9
border
#CDC8C5
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78