#A77940
Closest named color: Leather (#AC7434). oklch(61% 0.094 70.4), rgb(167, 121, 64).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#A77940 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leather (#AC7434), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.094) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Leather (#AC7434) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A77940 |
| RGB | rgb(167, 121, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 45%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.094 70.4) |
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 #A77940 | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A77940 | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A77940 text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A77940 text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -35.8 | 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
#F0E9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 71.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C7
oklch(88.5% 0.026 73.2)
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Step 300
300
#D4BCA1
oklch(80.9% 0.046 70.4)
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Step 400
400
#BE996E
oklch(70.7% 0.073 70.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A77940
oklch(61% 0.094 70.4)
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Step 600
600
#996826
oklch(55.7% 0.102 70.5)
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Step 700
700
#825618
oklch(49.1% 0.095 70.6)
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Step 800
800
#6A4717
oklch(42.8% 0.079 70.9)
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Step 900
900
#563B1A
oklch(37.6% 0.061 69.5)
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Step 950
950
#322310
oklch(26.9% 0.038 71.5)
#A77940 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) | #897B3B | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #948641 | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B56E6C | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.094 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A77940
#A77940
oklch(61% 0.094 70.4)
- #5687BA
#5687BA
oklch(61% 0.094 250.5)
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 #A77940, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.015
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.018
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.020
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.021
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.026
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.027
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.028
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.036
Use #A77940 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.