#6B5331
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.9% 0.059 75.1), rgb(107, 83, 49).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.22:1).
About this color
#6B5331 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.059 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.22:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.059) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B5331 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 83, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 37%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.9% 0.059 75.1) |
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 #6B5331 | 7.22:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6B5331 | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6B5331 text on white | 7.22:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #6B5331 text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -17.0 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D8CC
oklch(88.6% 0.019 75.3)
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Step 300
300
#CEBEA9
oklch(80.9% 0.034 74.7)
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Step 400
400
#B59C7B
oklch(70.7% 0.054 74.4)
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Step 500
500
#A38459
oklch(63.2% 0.07 75)
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Step 600
600
#8E6D3E
oklch(55.7% 0.076 74.9)
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Step 700
700
#785B30
oklch(49.1% 0.071 75.7)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6B5331
oklch(45.9% 0.059 75.1)
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Step 900
900
#503E25
oklch(37.7% 0.046 74.8)
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Step 950
950
#2F2416
oklch(26.9% 0.029 72.8)
#6B5331 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) | #5C542E | 0.027 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #625932 | 0.022 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #734D4B | 0.049 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.059 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B5331
#6B5331
oklch(45.9% 0.059 75.1)
- #415978
#415978
oklch(45.8% 0.059 255.1)
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 #6B5331, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.038
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.042
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.043
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.046
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.051
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.060
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.062
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.064
Use #6B5331 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.