#774A01
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.097 70), rgb(119, 74, 1).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.59:1).
About this color
#774A01 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.59:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.097) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.76:1 |
| White text | 7.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #774A01 |
| RGB | rgb(119, 74, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 98%, 24%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.097 70) |
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 #774A01 | 7.59:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #774A01 | 2.76:1 | Fails | Lc 17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #774A01 text on white | 7.59:1 | AAA | Lc 86.1 | Fine for body text |
| #774A01 text on black | 2.76:1 | Fails | Lc -16.0 | 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
#F9F5F0
oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8DE
oklch(93.5% 0.017 70.5)
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Step 200
200
#E7D6C3
oklch(88.5% 0.032 70.5)
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Step 300
300
#D9BB99
oklch(80.9% 0.057 70.4)
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Step 400
400
#C59760
oklch(70.8% 0.091 70.5)
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Step 500
500
#B67C2F
oklch(63.2% 0.116 70.1)
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Step 600
600
#9F6400
oklch(55.5% 0.12 69.8)
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Step 700
700
#865400
oklch(49.1% 0.106 70.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#774A01
oklch(45% 0.097 70)
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Step 900
900
#5B3909
oklch(37.7% 0.076 69.4)
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Step 950
950
#352209
oklch(27% 0.047 70.6)
#774A01 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) | #594D00 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #645803 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #833F3E | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.097 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #774A01
#774A01
oklch(45% 0.097 70)
- #255889
#255889
oklch(45% 0.097 250.1)
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 #774A01, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.026
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.026
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.043
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.043
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.046
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.062
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.064
Use #774A01 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.