#6E4A20
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(44.1% 0.075 67.7), rgb(110, 74, 32).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.88:1).
About this color
#6E4A20 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 68°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.88:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.075) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.66:1 |
| White text | 7.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E4A20 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 74, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 55%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.1% 0.075 67.7) |
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 #6E4A20 | 7.88:1 | AAA | Lc -91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E4A20 | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc 16.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E4A20 text on white | 7.88:1 | AAA | Lc 87.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6E4A20 text on black | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc -14.9 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E4D6C8
oklch(88.4% 0.024 67.5)
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Step 300
300
#D4BCA3
oklch(80.9% 0.044 68.3)
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Step 400
400
#BE9971
oklch(70.7% 0.07 68.5)
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Step 500
500
#AE7F4B
oklch(63.2% 0.09 67.7)
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Step 600
600
#99672D
oklch(55.6% 0.098 67.2)
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Step 700
700
#82561F
oklch(49.1% 0.091 68.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E4A20
oklch(44.1% 0.075 67.7)
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Step 900
900
#563B1D
oklch(37.6% 0.058 67.3)
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Step 950
950
#332312
oklch(27.1% 0.037 66.8)
#6E4A20 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) | #564C1C | 0.045 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5521 | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #784141 | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.075 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E4A20
#6E4A20
oklch(44.1% 0.075 67.7)
- #2E567A
#2E567A
oklch(44.1% 0.075 247.5)
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 #6E4A20, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.034
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.035
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.041
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.044
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.055
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.057
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.057
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.071
Use #6E4A20 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.