#6D5237
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.054 65.8), rgb(109, 82, 55).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.21:1).
About this color
#6D5237 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 66°. 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 7.21:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D5237 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 82, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 33%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.054 65.8) |
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 #6D5237 | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D5237 | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6D5237 text on white | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #6D5237 text on black | 2.91:1 | 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 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
#E0D7CF
oklch(88.4% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 300
300
#CDBEAF
oklch(81% 0.027 67.4)
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Step 400
400
#B39C86
oklch(70.7% 0.041 65.8)
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Step 500
500
#A08367
oklch(63% 0.053 65.6)
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Step 600
600
#8B6D4F
oklch(55.7% 0.058 66.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6D5237
oklch(46% 0.054 65.8)
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Step 800
800
#604A34
oklch(42.6% 0.045 66.1)
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Step 900
900
#4F3E2E
oklch(37.8% 0.035 64.7)
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Step 950
950
#2E241B
oklch(26.9% 0.022 63.7)
#6D5237 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) | #5B5435 | 0.032 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #615A37 | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #754C4B | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.054 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D5237
#6D5237
oklch(46% 0.054 65.8)
- #3E5B75
#3E5B75
oklch(45.9% 0.055 246.4)
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 #6D5237, 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 0.045
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.053
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.054
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.056
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.062
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.063
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.068
Use #6D5237 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.