#7F4500
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.2% 0.106 60.3), rgb(127, 69, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.62:1).
About this color
#7F4500 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 60°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.62:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.106) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.75:1 |
| White text | 7.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F4500 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 69, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.2% 0.106 60.3) |
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 #7F4500 | 7.62:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7F4500 | 2.75:1 | Fails | Lc 18.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7F4500 text on white | 7.62:1 | AAA | Lc 86.1 | Fine for body text |
| #7F4500 text on black | 2.75:1 | Fails | Lc -16.0 | 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 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
#CE925F
oklch(70.8% 0.099 60.6)
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Step 500
500
#C0752D
oklch(63.1% 0.126 60.4)
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Step 600
600
#A95E00
oklch(55.7% 0.13 60.5)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E00
oklch(49% 0.114 60.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7F4500
oklch(45.2% 0.106 60.3)
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Step 900
900
#603508
oklch(37.5% 0.082 60.2)
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Step 950
950
#392008
oklch(27.1% 0.053 61.1)
#7F4500 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) | #574B00 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655900 | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C373A | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.106 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F4500
#7F4500
oklch(45.2% 0.106 60.3)
- #005C89
#005C89
oklch(45.3% 0.103 239.8)
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 #7F4500, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.024
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.027
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.030
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.049
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.053
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.059
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.059
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.062
Use #7F4500 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.