#6E551D#6E551D

#6E551D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.080 H 84.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E551D
RGB	rgb(110, 85, 29)
HSL	hsl(41, 58%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(41, 74%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 73.6%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 3.95, 35.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 35.51, 83.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.008 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.08 84.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9013, 9.9014, 2.5518)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#6E551D #1D366E

analogous

#6E2C1D #6E551D #5F6E1D

triadic

#6E551D #1D6E55 #551D6E

tetradic

#6E551D #1D6E2C #1D366E #6E1D5F

square

#6E551D #1D6E2C #1D366E #6E1D5F

split-complementary

#6E551D #1D5F6E #2C1D6E

monochromatic

#181306 #3E3010 #6E551D #9E7A2A #CB9E3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#6E551D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#6E551D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E551D

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E551D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E551D	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)

#605516

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#784D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e551d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 85, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.080 84.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b845c',
    500: '#6e551d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e551d;
$custom-light: #9b845c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e551d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.481,
    "s": 58.273,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4641,
    "c": 0.07957,
    "h": 84.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E551D

secondary

#4461A2

accent

#76E146

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2EFE9

border

#CCCAC5

text

#0E0A04

muted

#7E7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E551D

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