#6A533D
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.045 65), rgb(106, 83, 61).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.19:1).
About this color
#6A533D is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.045 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.047 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.19:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.045) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A533D |
| RGB | rgb(106, 83, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 27%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.045 65) |
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 #6A533D | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc -89.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6A533D | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6A533D text on white | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #6A533D text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -17.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F3
oklch(97.1% 0.003 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EDE9E5
oklch(93.6% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#DFD8D1
oklch(88.6% 0.012 67.7)
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Step 300
300
#CBBEB2
oklch(80.9% 0.022 65.3)
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Step 400
400
#B09D8A
oklch(70.7% 0.035 67.2)
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Step 500
500
#9D846D
oklch(63% 0.045 64.5)
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Step 600
600
#886E55
oklch(55.7% 0.049 65.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6A533D
oklch(46% 0.045 65)
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Step 800
800
#5E4B39
oklch(42.8% 0.038 65)
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Step 900
900
#4D3F31
oklch(37.8% 0.03 66.7)
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Step 950
950
#2D251D
oklch(27.1% 0.019 66.9)
#6A533D 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) | #5B543B | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60593D | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #714E4D | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.046 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A533D
#6A533D
oklch(46% 0.045 65)
- #435B70
#435B70
oklch(46% 0.045 245.4)
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 #6A533D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.047
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.053
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.060
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.060
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.065
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.065
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.070
Use #6A533D 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.