#7F4E00
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(46.9% 0.102 68.9), rgb(127, 78, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.01:1).
About this color
#7F4E00 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.009 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.01:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.102) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 2.99:1 |
| White text | 7.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F4E00 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 78, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 100%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.9% 0.102 68.9) |
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 #7F4E00 | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7F4E00 | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7F4E00 text on white | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7F4E00 text on black | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C6
oklch(88.5% 0.028 67.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BB9F
oklch(80.8% 0.049 68.1)
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Step 400
400
#C1986A
oklch(70.7% 0.079 69.2)
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Step 500
500
#B17D40
oklch(63% 0.101 68.5)
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Step 600
600
#9C661C
oklch(55.6% 0.11 69.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7F4E00
oklch(46.9% 0.102 68.9)
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Step 800
800
#6D4510
oklch(42.7% 0.085 68.3)
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Step 900
900
#583A16
oklch(37.6% 0.066 68.1)
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Step 950
950
#34220E
oklch(26.9% 0.042 67.2)
#7F4E00 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) | #5E5200 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6A5D03 | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C4242 | 0.082 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.102 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F4E00
#7F4E00
oklch(46.9% 0.102 68.9)
- #255E91
#255E91
oklch(47% 0.102 248.8)
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 #7F4E00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.009
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.017
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.035
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.040
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.045
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.061
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.065
Use #7F4E00 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.