#A56E36
Closest named color: Leather (#AC7434). oklch(58.5% 0.1 64), rgb(165, 110, 54).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).
About this color
#A56E36 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 64°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leather (#AC7434), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.100) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Leather (#AC7434) |
| Black text | 4.88:1 |
| White text | 4.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A56E36 |
| RGB | rgb(165, 110, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 51%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.1 64) |
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 #A56E36 | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #A56E36 | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc 34.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A56E36 text on white | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A56E36 text on black | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc -32.1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C8
oklch(88.4% 0.025 65.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA3
oklch(80.9% 0.045 63.8)
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Step 400
400
#C19771
oklch(70.6% 0.072 63.4)
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Step 500
500
#B17D4B
oklch(63.1% 0.093 63.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#A56E36
oklch(58.5% 0.1 64)
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Step 700
700
#85541F
oklch(49.1% 0.093 64.2)
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Step 800
800
#6C451C
oklch(42.7% 0.077 64.2)
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Step 900
900
#583A1D
oklch(37.7% 0.06 63.2)
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Step 950
950
#332212
oklch(26.9% 0.037 63.4)
#A56E36 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) | #7F7230 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C7F37 | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B46261 | 0.075 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.100 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A56E36
#A56E36
oklch(58.5% 0.1 64)
- #4282B3
#4282B3
oklch(58.6% 0.1 243.9)
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 #A56E36, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.021
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.026
- Earth #A2653E ΔE 0.029
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.031
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.031
- Umber #B26400 ΔE 0.035
- Copper #B66325 ΔE 0.036
- Orangey Brown #B16002 ΔE 0.039
Use #A56E36 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.