#844B02
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(47% 0.107 62.7), rgb(132, 75, 2).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.02:1).
About this color
#844B02 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 63°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.016 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.02:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.107) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #844B02 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 75, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 97%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.107 62.7) |
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 #844B02 | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #844B02 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #844B02 text on white | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #844B02 text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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
#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
#E7D5C6
oklch(88.4% 0.029 62.3)
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Step 300
300
#D9BA9F
oklch(80.9% 0.051 63.1)
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Step 400
400
#C6956A
oklch(70.7% 0.083 62.1)
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Step 500
500
#B67A40
oklch(63% 0.105 62.9)
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Step 600
600
#A2621D
oklch(55.6% 0.115 62.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#844B02
oklch(47% 0.107 62.7)
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Step 800
800
#704310
oklch(42.7% 0.088 63.7)
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Step 900
900
#5B3916
oklch(37.8% 0.069 63.6)
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Step 950
950
#35210E
oklch(26.8% 0.043 62.7)
#844B02 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) | #5D5100 | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6A5E03 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #913E3F | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.107 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #844B02
#844B02
oklch(47% 0.107 62.7)
- #106091
#106091
oklch(47% 0.106 242.7)
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 #844B02, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.016
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.016
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.023
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.037
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.051
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.056
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.060
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.063
Use #844B02 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.