#6E5533
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.7% 0.059 74), rgb(110, 85, 51).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.97:1).
About this color
#6E5533 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.059 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.059) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.01:1 |
| White text | 6.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E5533 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 85, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 37%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.7% 0.059 74) |
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 #6E5533 | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6E5533 | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 19.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E5533 text on white | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc 84.1 | Fine for body text |
| #6E5533 text on black | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -17.9 | 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
#EDE9E4
oklch(93.6% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 200
200
#E0D8CE
oklch(88.6% 0.016 73.7)
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Step 300
300
#CCBEAD
oklch(80.8% 0.028 72.7)
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Step 400
400
#B29D81
oklch(70.7% 0.046 74.9)
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Step 500
500
#9F8562
oklch(63.2% 0.058 74.7)
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Step 600
600
#8A6E48
oklch(55.6% 0.064 74.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6E5533
oklch(46.7% 0.059 74)
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Step 800
800
#5F4B30
oklch(42.7% 0.049 74.2)
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Step 900
900
#4E3F2A
oklch(37.8% 0.039 75.5)
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Step 950
950
#2E2519
oklch(27.1% 0.025 74.4)
#6E5533 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) | #5E5630 | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #645C34 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #774F4D | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.059 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E5533
#6E5533
oklch(46.7% 0.059 74)
- #435C7B
#435C7B
oklch(46.8% 0.059 254.2)
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 #6E5533, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.035
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.042
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.046
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.057
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.057
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.061
Use #6E5533 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.