#80503A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(48% 0.073 45.2), rgb(128, 80, 58).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.71:1).
About this color
#80503A is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.073 and its hue 45°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.71:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.073) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.12:1 |
| White text | 6.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #80503A |
| RGB | rgb(128, 80, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 38%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48% 0.073 45.2) |
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 #80503A | 6.71:1 | AA | Lc -88.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #80503A | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #80503A text on white | 6.71:1 | AA | Lc 83.0 | Fine for body text |
| #80503A text on black | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.0 | 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
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E4
oklch(93.6% 0.01 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D5CF
oklch(88.4% 0.02 41.8)
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Step 300
300
#D5BAAE
oklch(80.9% 0.035 45.4)
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Step 400
400
#BF9684
oklch(70.7% 0.056 44.9)
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Step 500
500
#AF7C65
oklch(63.2% 0.072 45.2)
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Step 600
600
#9A644C
oklch(55.6% 0.079 44.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#80503A
oklch(48% 0.073 45.2)
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Step 800
800
#6B4433
oklch(42.7% 0.061 44.3)
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Step 900
900
#573A2C
oklch(37.8% 0.047 46.6)
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Step 950
950
#33221A
oklch(27% 0.03 46.2)
#80503A 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) | #5D5638 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #68603A | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B484A | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.073 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #80503A
#80503A
oklch(48% 0.073 45.2)
- #27667D
#27667D
oklch(48% 0.073 225.6)
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 #80503A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.030
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.041
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.043
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.056
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.060
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.061
- Sienna #A0522D ΔE 0.062
Use #80503A 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.