#7A4501
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.5% 0.101 62.9), rgb(122, 69, 1).
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White text reads best on this color (7.83:1).
About this color
#7A4501 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 63°. 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 7.83:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.101) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.67:1 |
| White text | 7.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A4501 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 69, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 98%, 24%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.101 62.9) |
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 #7A4501 | 7.83:1 | AAA | Lc -91.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7A4501 | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7A4501 text on white | 7.83:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #7A4501 text on black | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc -15.3 | 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
#F9F4F0
oklch(97% 0.008 61.5)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DE
oklch(93.6% 0.017 67.6)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C3
oklch(88.5% 0.033 64.4)
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Step 300
300
#DDB99A
oklch(80.9% 0.059 62.6)
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Step 400
400
#CB9361
oklch(70.7% 0.095 62.1)
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Step 500
500
#BC7730
oklch(63% 0.121 62.8)
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Step 600
600
#A66000
oklch(55.7% 0.127 63.3)
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Step 700
700
#8C5000
oklch(49.1% 0.112 63.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7A4501
oklch(44.5% 0.101 62.9)
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Step 900
900
#5E370B
oklch(37.7% 0.078 63.4)
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Step 950
950
#372009
oklch(26.8% 0.05 62.6)
#7A4501 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) | #564A00 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #625702 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #86383A | 0.075 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.101 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A4501
#7A4501
oklch(44.5% 0.101 62.9)
- #0E5987
#0E5987
oklch(44.6% 0.101 242.8)
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 #7A4501, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.028
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.036
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.049
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.054
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.056
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.061
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.062
Use #7A4501 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.