#7E4400
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.9% 0.105 60), rgb(126, 68, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.73:1).
About this color
#7E4400 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.105 and its hue 60°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.73:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.105) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.71:1 |
| White text | 7.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E4400 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 68, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 100%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.9% 0.105 60) |
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 #7E4400 | 7.73:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7E4400 | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc 17.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E4400 text on white | 7.73:1 | AAA | Lc 86.4 | Fine for body text |
| #7E4400 text on black | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc -15.6 | 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
#FAF4F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 56.3)
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Step 100
100
#F3E7DE
oklch(93.5% 0.018 59.5)
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Step 200
200
#EBD4C3
oklch(88.4% 0.034 58.8)
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Step 300
300
#DFB899
oklch(80.9% 0.062 60.2)
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Step 400
400
#CE9260
oklch(70.8% 0.098 60.1)
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Step 500
500
#C0752E
oklch(63.1% 0.126 60.1)
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Step 600
600
#A95D00
oklch(55.5% 0.13 59.8)
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Step 700
700
#8F4E00
oklch(49.2% 0.115 60)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7E4400
oklch(44.9% 0.105 60)
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Step 900
900
#603509
oklch(37.6% 0.082 59.9)
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Step 950
950
#392009
oklch(27.1% 0.052 60.1)
#7E4400 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 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #645800 | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B3639 | 0.075 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.105 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E4400
#7E4400
oklch(44.9% 0.105 60)
- #005B87
#005B87
oklch(44.9% 0.102 239.5)
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 #7E4400, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.027
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.056
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.057
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.062
Use #7E4400 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.