#814801
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.106 61.8), rgb(129, 72, 1).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.34:1).
About this color
#814801 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 62°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.34:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.106) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.86:1 |
| White text | 7.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #814801 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 72, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 98%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.106 61.8) |
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 #814801 | 7.34:1 | AAA | Lc -90.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #814801 | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc 18.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #814801 text on white | 7.34:1 | AAA | Lc 85.1 | Fine for body text |
| #814801 text on black | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc -16.9 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5C7
oklch(88.4% 0.028 60.3)
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Step 300
300
#D9BA9F
oklch(80.9% 0.051 63.1)
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Step 400
400
#C6956B
oklch(70.7% 0.082 61.5)
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Step 500
500
#B77A42
oklch(63.1% 0.105 61.5)
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Step 600
600
#A26220
oklch(55.6% 0.113 61.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#814801
oklch(46% 0.106 61.8)
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Step 800
800
#714212
oklch(42.7% 0.088 61.2)
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Step 900
900
#5B3817
oklch(37.6% 0.068 61.3)
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Step 950
950
#36210F
oklch(27% 0.044 59.9)
#814801 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) | #5A4E00 | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #675B02 | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8E3B3D | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.106 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #814801
#814801
oklch(46% 0.106 61.8)
- #085E8D
#085E8D
oklch(46.1% 0.105 241.3)
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 #814801, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.018
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.022
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.024
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.046
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.054
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.056
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.061
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.062
Use #814801 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.