#6E551B#6E551B

#6E551B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.081 H 84.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E551B
RGB	rgb(110, 85, 27)
HSL	hsl(42, 61%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(42, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 75.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 3.83, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 36.42, 83.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.39% 0.0074 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(46.39% 0.081 84.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8773, 9.8918, 2.4258)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#6E551B #1B346E

analogous

#6E2C1B #6E551B #5E6E1B

triadic

#6E551B #1B6E55 #551B6E

tetradic

#6E551B #1B6E2C #1B346E #6E1B5E

square

#6E551B #1B6E2C #1B346E #6E1B5E

split-complementary

#6E551B #1B5E6E #2C1B6E

monochromatic

#191306 #3D2F0F #6E551B #9F7B27 #CEA036

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#6E551B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#6E551B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E551B

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E551B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E551B	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605513

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#784D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e551b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 85, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.081 84.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b845b',
    500: '#6e551b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e551b;
$custom-light: #9b845b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e551b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.928,
    "s": 60.584,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46391,
    "c": 0.08106,
    "h": 84.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E551B

secondary

#425FA3

accent

#74E444

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2EFE9

border

#CCCAC5

text

#0F0A04

muted

#7E7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E551B

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