#75500E
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(46.1% 0.091 75.8), rgb(117, 80, 14).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.21:1).
About this color
#75500E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.21:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75500E |
| RGB | rgb(117, 80, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 79%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.1% 0.091 75.8) |
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 #75500E | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc -89.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #75500E | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #75500E text on white | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc 84.8 | Fine for body text |
| #75500E text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -17.2 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7C8
oklch(88.5% 0.024 73.6)
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Step 300
300
#D1BDA2
oklch(80.8% 0.043 75.3)
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Step 400
400
#BA9B6F
oklch(70.7% 0.07 75.9)
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Step 500
500
#A98248
oklch(63.2% 0.09 75.8)
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Step 600
600
#946A28
oklch(55.5% 0.097 75.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#75500E
oklch(46.1% 0.091 75.8)
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Step 800
800
#674918
oklch(42.8% 0.076 76.1)
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Step 900
900
#533D1B
oklch(37.7% 0.058 76.2)
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Step 950
950
#312411
oklch(27.1% 0.037 75.6)
#75500E 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) | #5D5200 | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #665B11 | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #804644 | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.091 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75500E
#75500E
oklch(46.1% 0.091 75.8)
- #34598A
#34598A
oklch(46% 0.091 256)
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 #75500E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.020
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.025
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.033
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.034
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.050
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.050
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.051
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.062
Use #75500E 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.