#70532A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.4% 0.069 74.2), rgb(112, 83, 42).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.09:1).
About this color
#70532A is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.029 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.09:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.95:1 |
| White text | 7.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #70532A |
| RGB | rgb(112, 83, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 45%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.4% 0.069 74.2) |
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 #70532A | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #70532A | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #70532A text on white | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #70532A text on black | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc -17.5 | 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
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D8CC
oklch(88.6% 0.019 75.3)
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Step 300
300
#CEBEA9
oklch(80.9% 0.034 74.7)
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Step 400
400
#B59C7C
oklch(70.7% 0.053 73.6)
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Step 500
500
#A2845A
oklch(63.1% 0.068 75.3)
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Step 600
600
#8D6D40
oklch(55.6% 0.074 74.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#70532A
oklch(46.4% 0.069 74.2)
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Step 800
800
#624A2A
oklch(42.7% 0.057 73.2)
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Step 900
900
#503E26
oklch(37.7% 0.045 73.7)
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Step 950
950
#2F2417
oklch(26.9% 0.028 70.9)
#70532A 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) | #5E5426 | 0.033 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #645B2B | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794B4A | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #70532A
#70532A
oklch(46.4% 0.069 74.2)
- #3D5B7F
#3D5B7F
oklch(46.4% 0.069 253.6)
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 #70532A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.029
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.031
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.038
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.040
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.053
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.054
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.056
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.061
Use #70532A 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.