#784518
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.3% 0.091 58), rgb(120, 69, 24).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.88:1).
About this color
#784518 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.028 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.88:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.66:1 |
| White text | 7.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #784518 |
| RGB | rgb(120, 69, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 67%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.3% 0.091 58) |
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 #784518 | 7.88:1 | AAA | Lc -91.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #784518 | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc 16.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #784518 text on white | 7.88:1 | AAA | Lc 87.1 | Fine for body text |
| #784518 text on black | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc -15.0 | 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
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C7
oklch(88.6% 0.029 57.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCB99F
oklch(81% 0.054 58.5)
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Step 400
400
#C9946B
oklch(70.8% 0.085 58.6)
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Step 500
500
#BA7842
oklch(63.1% 0.108 58.3)
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Step 600
600
#A55F20
oklch(55.5% 0.117 57.8)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E11
oklch(49.1% 0.11 57.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#784518
oklch(44.3% 0.091 58)
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Step 900
900
#5D3717
oklch(37.6% 0.071 58.1)
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Step 950
950
#37210F
oklch(27.2% 0.045 58.6)
#784518 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) | #544A12 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605618 | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #843A3C | 0.063 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.091 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #784518
#784518
oklch(44.3% 0.091 58)
- #115A7F
#115A7F
oklch(44.4% 0.09 237.2)
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 #784518, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.028
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.048
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.052
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.059
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.060
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.065
Use #784518 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.