#85500B
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(48.2% 0.103 65.4), rgb(133, 80, 11).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.66:1).
About this color
#85500B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.103 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.011 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.66:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.103) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 3.14:1 |
| White text | 6.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #85500B |
| RGB | rgb(133, 80, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 85%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.2% 0.103 65.4) |
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 #85500B | 6.66:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #85500B | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #85500B text on white | 6.66:1 | AA | Lc 82.6 | Fine for body text |
| #85500B text on black | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.3 | 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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C7
oklch(88.5% 0.027 65.6)
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Step 300
300
#D8BB9F
oklch(81% 0.051 66)
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Step 400
400
#C3976B
oklch(70.7% 0.079 66)
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Step 500
500
#B47C41
oklch(63.2% 0.103 65.4)
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Step 600
600
#9F641F
oklch(55.6% 0.111 65.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#85500B
oklch(48.2% 0.103 65.4)
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Step 800
800
#6E4412
oklch(42.7% 0.085 65.7)
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Step 900
900
#5A3A17
oklch(37.9% 0.067 65.6)
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Step 950
950
#35220F
oklch(27.1% 0.042 64.3)
#85500B 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) | #615500 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6E610D | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #924344 | 0.079 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.103 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #85500B
#85500B
oklch(48.2% 0.103 65.4)
- #216394
#216394
oklch(48.3% 0.102 245)
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 #85500B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.011
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.018
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.031
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.032
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.043
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.054
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.056
- Sepia #985E2B ΔE 0.056
Use #85500B 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.