#A47E49

Closest named color: Coffee (#A6814C). oklch(61.8% 0.085 74.3), rgb(164, 126, 73).

Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).

About this color

#A47E49 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Coffee (#A6814C), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.085)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Coffee (#A6814C)
Black text	5.65:1
White text	3.71:1

Values

HEX	#A47E49
RGB	rgb(164, 126, 73)
HSL	hsl(35, 38%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.085 74.3)

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 #A47E49	3.71:1	AA large text	Lc -70.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A47E49	5.65:1	AA	Lc 39.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A47E49 text on white	3.71:1	AA large text	Lc 64.6	Content text, not long reading
#A47E49 text on black	5.65:1	AA	Lc -37.1	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

#E2D7C9

oklch(88.4% 0.022 74.1)
Step 300
300

#D1BDA4

oklch(80.9% 0.041 73.3)
Step 400
400

#BA9B72

oklch(70.8% 0.067 74.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A47E49

oklch(61.8% 0.085 74.3)
Step 600
600

#936B2F

oklch(55.7% 0.092 74.8)
Step 700
700

#7D5922

oklch(49.1% 0.085 74.7)
Step 800
800

#66491E

oklch(42.8% 0.071 74.5)
Step 900
900

#533D1E

oklch(37.7% 0.055 74.2)
Step 950
950

#312412

oklch(27.1% 0.036 74.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A47E49 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)	#8C7F44	0.041
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#95884A	0.035
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B17471	0.071
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.085