#7B500E
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(46.8% 0.095 71.3), rgb(123, 80, 14).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.00:1).
About this color
#7B500E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.009 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.00:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.095) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 2.99:1 |
| White text | 7.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B500E |
| RGB | rgb(123, 80, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 80%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.8% 0.095 71.3) |
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 #7B500E | 7.00:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B500E | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B500E text on white | 7.00:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7B500E text on black | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | 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
#F0E9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 71.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C7
oklch(88.5% 0.026 73.2)
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Step 300
300
#D4BCA1
oklch(80.9% 0.046 70.4)
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Step 400
400
#BE996E
oklch(70.7% 0.073 70.4)
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Step 500
500
#AD8046
oklch(63.2% 0.094 71.7)
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Step 600
600
#986825
oklch(55.6% 0.102 71.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7B500E
oklch(46.8% 0.095 71.3)
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Step 800
800
#6A4717
oklch(42.8% 0.079 70.9)
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Step 900
900
#563C1A
oklch(37.8% 0.061 71.4)
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Step 950
950
#322310
oklch(26.9% 0.038 71.5)
#7B500E 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) | #5F5300 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #695D10 | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #874544 | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.095 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B500E
#7B500E
oklch(46.8% 0.095 71.3)
- #2E5D8E
#2E5D8E
oklch(46.9% 0.095 251.4)
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 #7B500E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.009
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.016
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.035
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.041
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.045
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.051
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.055
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.061
Use #7B500E 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.