#6E4A12#6E4A12
#6E4A12 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.084 H 73.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4A12 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 74, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 72%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 84%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 83.6%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.51, 10.08, 37.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.51, 38.52, 74.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.92% 0.0243 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.92% 0.084 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9890, 8.2570, 1.6925) |
| Luminance | 0.0826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.06
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 4.35
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.57
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 6.38
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.78
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4A12 #12366E
analogous
#6E1C12 #6E4A12 #646E12
triadic
#6E4A12 #126E4A #4A126E
tetradic
#6E4A12 #126E1C #12366E #6E1264
square
#6E4A12 #126E1C #12366E #6E1264
split-complementary
#6E4A12 #12646E #1C126E
monochromatic
#1A1204 #392709 #6E4A12 #A36D1B #D79123
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.92
#6E4A12 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#6E4A12 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4A12
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4A12 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4A12 | 1.00 | 7.92 | 2.65 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574C08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5514
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#78413F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4a12; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 74, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.084 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c7c55',
500: '#6e4a12',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4a12; $custom-light: #9c7c55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4a12",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 74,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.522,
"s": 71.875,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43915,
"c": 0.08422,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.08256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4A12
secondary
#3762A5
accent
#80EF39
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F3EEE9
border
#CDC9C5
text
#0F0903
muted
#7F7B78