#704A18
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.082 69.6), rgb(112, 74, 24).
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White text reads best on this color (7.83:1).
About this color
#704A18 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.082 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.83:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.082) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.68:1 |
| White text | 7.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #704A18 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 74, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 65%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.082 69.6) |
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 #704A18 | 7.83:1 | AAA | Lc -91.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #704A18 | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc 17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #704A18 text on white | 7.83:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #704A18 text on black | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc -15.1 | 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
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C7
oklch(88.4% 0.026 67.5)
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Step 300
300
#D5BCA0
oklch(80.9% 0.048 70.2)
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Step 400
400
#C0986B
oklch(70.6% 0.077 69.3)
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Step 500
500
#B07E42
oklch(63.1% 0.099 69.3)
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Step 600
600
#9B6720
oklch(55.7% 0.107 69.9)
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Step 700
700
#845511
oklch(49.1% 0.099 69.9)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#704A18
oklch(44.2% 0.082 69.6)
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Step 900
900
#573B17
oklch(37.7% 0.064 70.3)
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Step 950
950
#33230F
oklch(27.1% 0.04 70.8)
#704A18 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) | #574D11 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605519 | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B4140 | 0.066 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.082 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #704A18
#704A18
oklch(44.2% 0.082 69.6)
- #2C567F
#2C567F
oklch(44.3% 0.083 249.7)
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 #704A18, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.032
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.035
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.036
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.041
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.052
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.053
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.057
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.068
Use #704A18 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.