#764500
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(43.9% 0.098 65.6), rgb(118, 69, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.01:1).
About this color
#764500 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 66°. 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 8.01:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.098) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.62:1 |
| White text | 8.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #764500 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 69, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 100%, 23%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.9% 0.098 65.6) |
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 #764500 | 8.01:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #764500 | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc 16.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #764500 text on white | 8.01:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #764500 text on black | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc -14.7 | Not readable |
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
#F9F4F0
oklch(97% 0.008 61.5)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 64.7)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C4
oklch(88.4% 0.031 64.3)
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Step 300
300
#DBBA9A
oklch(80.9% 0.058 66)
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Step 400
400
#C89561
oklch(70.7% 0.092 65.9)
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Step 500
500
#B97932
oklch(63% 0.117 65.3)
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Step 600
600
#A36200
oklch(55.6% 0.124 66.2)
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Step 700
700
#8A5200
oklch(49.2% 0.11 66)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#764500
oklch(43.9% 0.098 65.6)
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Step 900
900
#5D380C
oklch(37.7% 0.077 65.2)
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Step 950
950
#36210A
oklch(26.9% 0.048 65.6)
#764500 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) | #554900 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605501 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #82393A | 0.075 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #505050 | 0.098 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #764500
#764500
oklch(43.9% 0.098 65.6)
- #185684
#185684
oklch(43.8% 0.097 245.6)
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 #764500, 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 Brown #60460F ΔE 0.041
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.044
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.059
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.061
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.066
Use #764500 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.