#8A501F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(49% 0.1 57.2), rgb(138, 80, 31).
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White text reads best on this color (6.46:1).
About this color
#8A501F is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.46:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.100) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.24:1 |
| White text | 6.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A501F |
| RGB | rgb(138, 80, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 63%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.1 57.2) |
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 #8A501F | 6.46:1 | AA | Lc -86.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8A501F | 3.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 22.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #8A501F text on white | 6.46:1 | AA | Lc 81.8 | Fine for body text |
| #8A501F text on black | 3.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -20.1 | 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
#F1E8E1
oklch(93.6% 0.014 60.6)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C8
oklch(88.5% 0.028 56.7)
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Step 300
300
#D9B9A3
oklch(80.8% 0.048 56.5)
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Step 400
400
#C69571
oklch(70.8% 0.077 57.4)
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Step 500
500
#B6794B
oklch(63% 0.098 56.8)
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Step 600
600
#A2612D
oklch(55.6% 0.107 56.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#8A501F
oklch(49% 0.1 57.2)
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Step 800
800
#70421C
oklch(42.6% 0.082 57.4)
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Step 900
900
#5B381D
oklch(37.7% 0.064 56.8)
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Step 950
950
#352112
oklch(26.9% 0.04 56.9)
#8A501F 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) | #615619 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6F631F | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #974346 | 0.069 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5E5E5E | 0.100 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A501F
#8A501F
oklch(49% 0.1 57.2)
- #156892
#156892
oklch(49.1% 0.1 237.2)
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 #8A501F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.022
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.025
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.025
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.026
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.044
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.045
- Sienna #A0522D ΔE 0.046
- Sepia #985E2B ΔE 0.047
Use #8A501F 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.