#6E4E21#6E4E21
#6E4E21 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.074 H 73.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4E21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 78, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 54%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 70%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 70%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.74, 8.45, 31.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.74, 32.34, 74.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.92% 0.0217 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.92% 0.074 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4299, 8.8743, 2.6548) |
| Luminance | 0.0887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.63
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.23
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.56
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 7.14
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 7.74
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4E21 #21416E
analogous
#6E2721 #6E4E21 #676E21
triadic
#6E4E21 #216E4E #4E216E
tetradic
#6E4E21 #216E27 #21416E #6E2167
square
#6E4E21 #216E27 #21416E #6E2167
split-complementary
#6E4E21 #21676E #27216E
monochromatic
#181107 #3F2D13 #6E4E21 #9D6F2F #C79043
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.57
#6E4E21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#6E4E21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4E21
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4E21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4E21 | 1.00 | 7.57 | 2.77 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59501C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615722
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#784644
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4e21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 78, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.074 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7f5e',
500: '#6e4e21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4e21; $custom-light: #9b7f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4e21",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 78,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.065,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44916,
"c": 0.07449,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.08874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4E21
secondary
#496EA2
accent
#88DD4B
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EEE9
border
#CCC9C5
text
#0E0A04
muted
#7E7C79