#7C745D
Closest named color: Grey Brown (#7F7053). oklch(56% 0.035 91.1), rgb(124, 116, 93).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.65:1).
About this color
#7C745D is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Brown (#7F7053), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.65:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Grey Brown (#7F7053) |
| Black text | 4.51:1 |
| White text | 4.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C745D |
| RGB | rgb(124, 116, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 14%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.035 91.1) |
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 #7C745D | 4.65:1 | AA | Lc -77.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C745D | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc 31.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C745D text on white | 4.65:1 | AA | Lc 72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C745D text on black | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc -29.4 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE6
oklch(93.7% 0.005 95.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D3
oklch(88.5% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4C0B5
oklch(80.8% 0.016 90.3)
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Step 400
400
#A6A08F
oklch(70.6% 0.025 90.8)
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Step 500
500
#918973
oklch(63.1% 0.033 90.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C745D
oklch(56% 0.035 91.1)
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Step 700
700
#68604C
oklch(49.1% 0.032 88.8)
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Step 800
800
#544F3E
oklch(42.7% 0.028 93.6)
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Step 900
900
#464135
oklch(37.7% 0.021 88.1)
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Step 950
950
#29261F
oklch(26.9% 0.013 87.6)
#7C745D 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) | #79735C | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B755E | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #81706E | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.035 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C745D
#7C745D
oklch(56% 0.035 91.1)
- #6D748A
#6D748A
oklch(56.1% 0.035 271.3)
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 #7C745D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.015
- Dull Brown #876E4B ΔE 0.027
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.033
- Dirt #8A6E45 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.047
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.051
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.051
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.053
Use #7C745D 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.