#7E450F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.1% 0.1 57.7), rgb(126, 69, 15).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.64:1).
About this color
#7E450F is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.023 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.64:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.100) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.74:1 |
| White text | 7.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E450F |
| RGB | rgb(126, 69, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 79%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.1% 0.1 57.7) |
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 #7E450F | 7.64:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7E450F | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E450F text on white | 7.64:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #7E450F text on black | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc -15.9 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#FAF4F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 56.3)
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Step 100
100
#F3E7DF
oklch(93.5% 0.017 56.2)
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Step 200
200
#EAD4C5
oklch(88.4% 0.032 56.6)
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Step 300
300
#DEB89C
oklch(80.9% 0.058 58.2)
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Step 400
400
#CD9265
oklch(70.8% 0.094 57.9)
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Step 500
500
#BF7538
oklch(63.1% 0.12 57.5)
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Step 600
600
#AA5C09
oklch(55.5% 0.13 57.8)
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Step 700
700
#914C00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 57.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7E450F
oklch(45.1% 0.1 57.7)
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Step 900
900
#603610
oklch(37.8% 0.078 58.4)
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Step 950
950
#38200B
oklch(27% 0.049 59.4)
#7E450F 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) | #564B04 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #64580F | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B383B | 0.069 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.101 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E450F
#7E450F
oklch(45.1% 0.1 57.7)
- #005C86
#005C86
oklch(45.1% 0.1 238)
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 #7E450F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.023
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.026
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.032
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.047
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.055
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.057
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
- Brown Red #922B05 ΔE 0.062
Use #7E450F 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.