#864A00
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47.1% 0.109 61.1), rgb(134, 74, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.01:1).
About this color
#864A00 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.01:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.109) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.99:1 |
| White text | 7.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #864A00 |
| RGB | rgb(134, 74, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.109 61.1) |
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 #864A00 | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc -88.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #864A00 | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 20.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #864A00 text on white | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc 83.9 | Fine for body text |
| #864A00 text on black | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -18.1 | 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
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C6
oklch(88.4% 0.029 60.7)
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Step 300
300
#DBB99F
oklch(80.9% 0.053 59.3)
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Step 400
400
#C79569
oklch(70.7% 0.084 62.2)
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Step 500
500
#B8793F
oklch(63% 0.108 61.3)
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Step 600
600
#A4611B
oklch(55.7% 0.118 61.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#864A00
oklch(47.1% 0.109 61.1)
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Step 800
800
#72420F
oklch(42.8% 0.091 61.5)
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Step 900
900
#5C3815
oklch(37.7% 0.071 61.7)
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Step 950
950
#36210E
oklch(27% 0.044 61.2)
#864A00 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) | #5D5000 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6B5E00 | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #943C3E | 0.078 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.110 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #864A00
#864A00
oklch(47.1% 0.109 61.1)
- #026192
#026192
oklch(47.1% 0.109 241)
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 #864A00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.019
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.020
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.020
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.034
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.053
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.057
- Russet #A13905 ΔE 0.061
Use #864A00 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.