#7C4902
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.5% 0.101 65.5), rgb(124, 73, 2).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.47:1).
About this color
#7C4902 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.47:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.101) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.81:1 |
| White text | 7.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C4902 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 73, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 97%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.5% 0.101 65.5) |
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 #7C4902 | 7.47:1 | AAA | Lc -90.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7C4902 | 2.81:1 | Fails | Lc 18.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7C4902 text on white | 7.47:1 | AAA | Lc 85.6 | Fine for body text |
| #7C4902 text on black | 2.81:1 | Fails | Lc -16.4 | 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
#DCBA99
oklch(81% 0.059 66)
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Step 400
400
#C9945F
oklch(70.6% 0.094 65.3)
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Step 500
500
#BA792E
oklch(63.1% 0.12 65.9)
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Step 600
600
#A46100
oklch(55.6% 0.125 64.9)
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Step 700
700
#8A5100
oklch(49% 0.11 65.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7C4902
oklch(45.5% 0.101 65.5)
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Step 900
900
#5D3809
oklch(37.7% 0.078 66.2)
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Step 950
950
#372108
oklch(27.1% 0.05 66)
#7C4902 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) | #594E00 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655A04 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #883D3D | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #555555 | 0.101 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C4902
#7C4902
oklch(45.5% 0.101 65.5)
- #1A5B8B
#1A5B8B
oklch(45.6% 0.101 245.4)
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 #7C4902, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.020
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.022
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.033
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.051
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.052
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.054
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.060
Use #7C4902 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.