#6E5022
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.4% 0.074 75.5), rgb(110, 80, 34).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.41:1).
About this color
#6E5022 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.41:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.074) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.83:1 |
| White text | 7.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E5022 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 80, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.4% 0.074 75.5) |
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 #6E5022 | 7.41:1 | AAA | Lc -90.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E5022 | 2.83:1 | Fails | Lc 18.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E5022 text on white | 7.41:1 | AAA | Lc 85.6 | Fine for body text |
| #6E5022 text on black | 2.83:1 | Fails | Lc -16.4 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7C8
oklch(88.5% 0.024 73.6)
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Step 300
300
#D1BDA2
oklch(80.8% 0.043 75.3)
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Step 400
400
#BA9B70
oklch(70.7% 0.069 75.4)
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Step 500
500
#A98249
oklch(63.2% 0.089 75.4)
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Step 600
600
#946B2A
oklch(55.7% 0.096 75.7)
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Step 700
700
#7E591C
oklch(49.2% 0.09 75.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E5022
oklch(45.4% 0.074 75.5)
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Step 900
900
#533D1C
oklch(37.7% 0.057 75.6)
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Step 950
950
#312411
oklch(27.1% 0.037 75.6)
#6E5022 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) | #5B511D | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #625823 | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #784846 | 0.063 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #555555 | 0.074 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E5022
#6E5022
oklch(45.4% 0.074 75.5)
- #3A587F
#3A587F
oklch(45.5% 0.074 255.4)
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 #6E5022, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.034
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.042
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.042
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.056
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.056
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.057
Use #6E5022 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.