#834B16
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.099 59), rgb(131, 75, 22).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.03:1).
About this color
#834B16 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 59°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.010 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.03:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.099) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #834B16 |
| RGB | rgb(131, 75, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 71%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.099 59) |
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 #834B16 | 7.03:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #834B16 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #834B16 text on white | 7.03:1 | AAA | Lc 84.1 | Fine for body text |
| #834B16 text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | 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
#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
#D9BAA2
oklch(80.9% 0.048 59.8)
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Step 400
400
#C59570
oklch(70.7% 0.077 58.7)
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Step 500
500
#B67A4A
oklch(63.1% 0.099 58.3)
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Step 600
600
#A1622B
oklch(55.6% 0.107 58.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#834B16
oklch(47% 0.099 59)
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Step 800
800
#70431B
oklch(42.8% 0.082 59.2)
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Step 900
900
#5B391C
oklch(37.8% 0.064 59.4)
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Step 950
950
#352111
oklch(26.9% 0.041 58.5)
#834B16 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) | #5C510D | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #695E16 | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #903E41 | 0.071 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.100 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #834B16
#834B16
oklch(47% 0.099 59)
- #11618C
#11618C
oklch(46.9% 0.099 239.2)
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 #834B16, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.010
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.018
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.020
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.039
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.054
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.056
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.057
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.060
Use #834B16 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.