#6B552F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.3% 0.062 80), rgb(107, 85, 47).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.08:1).
About this color
#6B552F is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.062 and its hue 80°. 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 7.08:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.062) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B552F |
| RGB | rgb(107, 85, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 39%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.3% 0.062 80) |
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 #6B552F | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6B552F | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6B552F text on white | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #6B552F text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -17.5 | 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
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EDE9E4
oklch(93.6% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 200
200
#DFD8CD
oklch(88.5% 0.017 79.3)
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Step 300
300
#CBBFAC
oklch(80.9% 0.029 79.4)
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Step 400
400
#B09E7F
oklch(70.7% 0.048 81.2)
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Step 500
500
#9D865F
oklch(63.2% 0.061 80.4)
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Step 600
600
#886F45
oklch(55.6% 0.067 79.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6B552F
oklch(46.3% 0.062 80)
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Step 800
800
#5E4C2E
oklch(42.7% 0.051 79.5)
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Step 900
900
#4D3F29
oklch(37.6% 0.04 78.4)
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Step 950
950
#2D2518
oklch(27% 0.025 79.4)
#6B552F 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) | #5E552C | 0.024 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #635B30 | 0.021 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #734F4C | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.062 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B552F
#6B552F
oklch(46.3% 0.062 80)
- #44597B
#44597B
oklch(46.1% 0.062 259.8)
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 #6B552F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.038
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.039
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.040
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.053
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.053
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.061
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.064
Use #6B552F 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.