#6E542E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.4% 0.064 75.5), rgb(110, 84, 46).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.06:1).
About this color
#6E542E is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.064 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.06:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.064) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.97:1 |
| White text | 7.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E542E |
| RGB | rgb(110, 84, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 41%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.4% 0.064 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 #6E542E | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E542E | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc 19.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E542E text on white | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc 84.4 | Fine for body text |
| #6E542E text on black | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | 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
#EDE9E3
oklch(93.5% 0.009 78.3)
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Step 200
200
#E0D8CD
oklch(88.6% 0.017 76.1)
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Step 300
300
#CDBEAB
oklch(80.9% 0.031 73.8)
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Step 400
400
#B39D7E
oklch(70.7% 0.05 76.2)
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Step 500
500
#A0845E
oklch(63% 0.063 74.7)
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Step 600
600
#8B6E44
oklch(55.7% 0.069 75.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6E542E
oklch(46.4% 0.064 75.5)
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Step 800
800
#604B2D
oklch(42.7% 0.053 75.4)
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Step 900
900
#4E3F28
oklch(37.7% 0.041 77.7)
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Step 950
950
#2E2518
oklch(27.1% 0.026 76.4)
#6E542E 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) | #5E552B | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #645B2F | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #774D4B | 0.055 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.064 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E542E
#6E542E
oklch(46.4% 0.064 75.5)
- #415B7D
#415B7D
oklch(46.5% 0.064 255.4)
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 #6E542E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.033
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.035
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.040
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.041
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.054
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.055
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.061
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.061
Use #6E542E 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.