#6F5434
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.6% 0.059 70.3), rgb(111, 84, 52).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.01:1).
About this color
#6F5434 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.059 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.01:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.059) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.99:1 |
| White text | 7.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F5434 |
| RGB | rgb(111, 84, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 36%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.6% 0.059 70.3) |
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 #6F5434 | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc -89.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6F5434 | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 19.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6F5434 text on white | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc 84.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6F5434 text on black | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -17.7 | 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
#CDBEAD
oklch(80.9% 0.029 70.9)
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Step 400
400
#B39C82
oklch(70.6% 0.045 70.4)
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Step 500
500
#A08463
oklch(63.1% 0.058 71.1)
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Step 600
600
#8B6D4A
oklch(55.6% 0.063 70.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6F5434
oklch(46.6% 0.059 70.3)
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Step 800
800
#604A31
oklch(42.6% 0.048 69.5)
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Step 900
900
#4F3E2B
oklch(37.7% 0.038 69.4)
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Step 950
950
#2E241A
oklch(26.9% 0.023 66.6)
#6F5434 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) | #5D5531 | 0.032 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #645B35 | 0.027 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #784D4C | 0.049 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.059 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F5434
#6F5434
oklch(46.6% 0.059 70.3)
- #405C7A
#405C7A
oklch(46.6% 0.059 250.9)
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 #6F5434, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.034
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.045
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.049
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.057
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.060
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.061
Use #6F5434 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.