#6E4E23#6E4E23
#6E4E23 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.073 H 72.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E4E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 78, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 52%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 68%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 68.2%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.76, 8.59, 30.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.76, 31.37, 74.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.94% 0.0225 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.94% 0.073 72.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4588, 8.8859, 2.8067) |
| Luminance | 0.0888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.96
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.45
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.45
Shit Brown
#7B5804
ΔE00 7.58
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.15
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E4E23 #23436E
analogous
#6E2823 #6E4E23 #686E23
triadic
#6E4E23 #236E4E #4E236E
tetradic
#6E4E23 #236E28 #23436E #6E2368
square
#6E4E23 #236E28 #23436E #6E2368
split-complementary
#6E4E23 #23686E #28236E
monochromatic
#171007 #402D14 #6E4E23 #9C6F32 #C48F47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.56
#6E4E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#6E4E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E4E23
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E4E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E4E23 | 1.00 | 7.56 | 2.78 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59501F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#784644
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e4e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 78, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.073 72.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b7f60',
500: '#6e4e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e4e23; $custom-light: #9b7f60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e4e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 78,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.4,
"s": 51.724,
"l": 28.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4494,
"c": 0.07288,
"h": 72.1
},
"luminance": 0.08885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E4E23
secondary
#4C70A1
accent
#89DB4D
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F2EEE9
border
#CCC9C5
text
#0E0A05
muted
#7E7C79