#7B501D
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.087 67), rgb(123, 80, 29).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.98:1).
About this color
#7B501D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.087 and its hue 67°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.009 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.98:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.087) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.00:1 |
| White text | 6.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B501D |
| RGB | rgb(123, 80, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 62%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.087 67) |
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 #7B501D | 6.98:1 | AA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B501D | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B501D text on white | 6.98:1 | AA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7B501D text on black | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.0 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C9
oklch(88.6% 0.024 69.6)
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Step 300
300
#D4BCA4
oklch(80.9% 0.043 67.2)
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Step 400
400
#BE9973
oklch(70.8% 0.068 67.1)
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Step 500
500
#AD7F4E
oklch(63.1% 0.087 66.9)
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Step 600
600
#986831
oklch(55.7% 0.094 67.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7B501D
oklch(47% 0.087 67)
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Step 800
800
#69471F
oklch(42.8% 0.072 68.1)
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Step 900
900
#563B1F
oklch(37.7% 0.057 65.6)
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Step 950
950
#322313
oklch(27% 0.035 67.2)
#7B501D 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) | #5E5317 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685D1E | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #864645 | 0.067 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.087 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B501D
#7B501D
oklch(47% 0.087 67)
- #2D5E89
#2D5E89
oklch(46.8% 0.088 247.4)
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 #7B501D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.009
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.011
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.037
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.039
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.050
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.051
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.056
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.060
Use #7B501D 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.