#834A2A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.09 48.7), rgb(131, 74, 42).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.05:1).
About this color
#834A2A is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.090 and its hue 49°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.05:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.090) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.97:1 |
| White text | 7.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #834A2A |
| RGB | rgb(131, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 51%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.09 48.7) |
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 #834A2A | 7.05:1 | AAA | Lc -89.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #834A2A | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc 19.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #834A2A text on white | 7.05:1 | AAA | Lc 84.2 | Fine for body text |
| #834A2A text on black | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc -17.8 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CC
oklch(88.5% 0.024 48.4)
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Step 300
300
#D9B9A9
oklch(80.9% 0.043 48.2)
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Step 400
400
#C5947A
oklch(70.7% 0.07 49.1)
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Step 500
500
#B67958
oklch(63.2% 0.09 49)
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Step 600
600
#A1613E
oklch(55.7% 0.097 48.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#834A2A
oklch(47% 0.09 48.7)
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Step 800
800
#704228
oklch(42.8% 0.075 49.3)
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Step 900
900
#5B3825
oklch(37.8% 0.058 48.8)
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Step 950
950
#352116
oklch(27% 0.037 49.5)
#834A2A 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) | #5A5127 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #675E2A | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F3F43 | 0.054 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.090 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #834A2A
#834A2A
oklch(47% 0.09 48.7)
- #086483
#086483
oklch(47.1% 0.09 228.7)
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 #834A2A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.020
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.022
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.047
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.054
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.056
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.056
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.059
Use #834A2A 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.