#824916
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.5% 0.099 57.5), rgb(130, 73, 22).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.20:1).
About this color
#824916 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.013 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.20:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.099) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #824916 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 73, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 71%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.099 57.5) |
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 #824916 | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc -89.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #824916 | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #824916 text on white | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc 84.7 | Fine for body text |
| #824916 text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -17.3 | 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
#F1E8E1
oklch(93.6% 0.014 60.6)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5C8
oklch(88.4% 0.027 58.3)
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Step 300
300
#D9BAA3
oklch(81% 0.048 58.6)
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Step 400
400
#C69571
oklch(70.8% 0.077 57.4)
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Step 500
500
#B67A4B
oklch(63.2% 0.098 57.8)
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Step 600
600
#A1622C
oklch(55.6% 0.107 58.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#824916
oklch(46.5% 0.099 57.5)
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Step 800
800
#70421C
oklch(42.6% 0.082 57.4)
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Step 900
900
#5B381D
oklch(37.7% 0.064 56.8)
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Step 950
950
#352112
oklch(26.9% 0.04 56.9)
#824916 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) | #5A4F0E | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685C16 | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F3C3F | 0.069 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.100 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #824916
#824916
oklch(46.5% 0.099 57.5)
- #08608A
#08608A
oklch(46.4% 0.1 237.8)
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 #824916, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.013
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.019
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.022
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.043
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.053
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.058
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.058
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.062
Use #824916 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.