#6E4530#6E4530
#6E4530 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.065 H 47.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4530 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 69, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 39%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 56%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 56.4%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.53, 15.18, 19.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.53, 25.05, 52.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.27% 0.0442 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.27% 0.065 47.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0926, 7.7854, 3.8196) |
| Luminance | 0.0779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 8.64
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 8.77
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 9.17
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 9.50
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 9.71
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4530 #30596E
analogous
#6E303A #6E4530 #6E6430
triadic
#6E4530 #306E45 #45306E
tetradic
#6E4530 #3A6E30 #30596E #64306E
square
#6E4530 #3A6E30 #30596E #64306E
split-complementary
#6E4530 #306E64 #303A6E
monochromatic
#19100B #432A1D #6E4530 #996043 #B97E5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#6E4530 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#6E4530 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4530
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4530 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4530 | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504A2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5230
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#773E40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4530; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 69, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.065 47.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a7968',
500: '#6e4530',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4530; $custom-light: #9a7968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4530",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 69,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.323,
"s": 39.241,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43267,
"c": 0.06545,
"h": 47.6
},
"luminance": 0.07785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4530
secondary
#5B889F
accent
#A7CF59
background
#F9F7F6
surface
#F2EDEB
border
#CCC8C6
text
#0E0906
muted
#7E7B7A