#574600
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(40% 0.082 93), rgb(87, 70, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.20:1).
About this color
#574600 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 40%, its chroma 0.082 and its hue 93°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.20:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (40%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.082) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.28:1 |
| White text | 9.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #574600 |
| RGB | rgb(87, 70, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 17%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40% 0.082 93) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #574600 | 9.20:1 | AAA | Lc -95.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #574600 | 2.28:1 | Fails | Lc 12.9 | Not readable |
| #574600 text on white | 9.20:1 | AAA | Lc 91.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #574600 text on black | 2.28:1 | Fails | Lc -11.3 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5EF
oklch(97% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 100
100
#EEEADD
oklch(93.7% 0.018 92.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D9C0
oklch(88.5% 0.035 92.3)
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Step 300
300
#CEC094
oklch(80.8% 0.061 92.5)
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Step 400
400
#B69F55
oklch(70.7% 0.098 92.5)
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Step 500
500
#A4870F
oklch(63.2% 0.126 93.1)
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Step 600
600
#8A7100
oklch(55.6% 0.114 93.5)
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Step 700
700
#745E00
oklch(49% 0.1 92.9)
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Step 800
800
#5F4D00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 93.4)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#574600
oklch(40% 0.082 93)
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Step 950
950
#2F2503
oklch(26.9% 0.051 92.2)
#574600 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #4F4500 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #544A05 | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F3F3A | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #484848 | 0.082 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #574600
#574600
oklch(40% 0.082 93)
- #394474
#394474
oklch(40.1% 0.082 272.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #574600, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.021
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.024
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.049
- Navy Green #35530A ΔE 0.062
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.064
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.068
- Camouflage Green #4B6113 ΔE 0.080
- Pine #2B5D34 ΔE 0.084
Use #574600 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.