#A47C44

Closest named color: Coffee (#A6814C). oklch(61.4% 0.089 74.1), rgb(164, 124, 68).

Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).

About this color

#A47C44 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Coffee (#A6814C), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.089)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Coffee (#A6814C)
Black text	5.54:1
White text	3.78:1

Values

HEX	#A47C44
RGB	rgb(164, 124, 68)
HSL	hsl(35, 41%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.4% 0.089 74.1)

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 #A47C44	3.78:1	AA large text	Lc -70.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A47C44	5.54:1	AA	Lc 38.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A47C44 text on white	3.78:1	AA large text	Lc 65.3	Content text, not long reading
#A47C44 text on black	5.54:1	AA	Lc -36.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text

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 500.

Step 50
50

#F8F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
Step 100
100

#EFE9E1

oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
Step 200
200

#E3D7C8

oklch(88.5% 0.024 73.6)
Step 300
300

#D2BDA2

oklch(80.9% 0.044 74)
Step 400
400

#BB9B70

oklch(70.8% 0.07 74.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A47C44

oklch(61.4% 0.089 74.1)
Step 600
600

#956A2A

oklch(55.6% 0.097 73.9)
Step 700
700

#7F581D

oklch(49.1% 0.09 73.6)
Step 800
800

#67481A

oklch(42.7% 0.074 73.8)
Step 900
900

#543D1C

oklch(37.8% 0.058 74.4)
Step 950
950

#312411

oklch(27.1% 0.037 75.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A47C44 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)	#8B7D3F	0.042
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#948745	0.038
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B1726F	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#838383	0.089