#A67A39
Closest named color: Leather (#AC7434). oklch(61% 0.099 74.6), rgb(166, 122, 57).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.46:1).
About this color
#A67A39 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leather (#AC7434), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.46:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.099) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Leather (#AC7434) |
| Black text | 5.46:1 |
| White text | 3.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A67A39 |
| RGB | rgb(166, 122, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 49%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.099 74.6) |
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 #A67A39 | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A67A39 | 5.46:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A67A39 text on white | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A67A39 text on black | 5.46:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E9E0
oklch(93.7% 0.014 74.4)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C6
oklch(88.5% 0.027 74.7)
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Step 300
300
#D3BD9F
oklch(80.9% 0.048 75.5)
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Step 400
400
#BD9A6A
oklch(70.7% 0.077 74.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A67A39
oklch(61% 0.099 74.6)
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Step 600
600
#98691B
oklch(55.7% 0.107 74.7)
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Step 700
700
#81570B
oklch(49.1% 0.099 75)
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Step 800
800
#69470F
oklch(42.6% 0.082 74.4)
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Step 900
900
#563C16
oklch(37.7% 0.064 73.8)
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Step 950
950
#32230E
oklch(26.9% 0.041 73.8)
#A67A39 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) | #8A7C32 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #94863B | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B46E6C | 0.084 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.099 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A67A39
#A67A39
oklch(61% 0.099 74.6)
- #5986BD
#5986BD
oklch(61.1% 0.098 254.1)
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 #A67A39, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.017
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.022
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.023
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.025
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.030
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.030
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.032
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.033
Use #A67A39 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.