Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E
Milk Chocolate is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown with hex code #7F4E1E and RGB rgb(127, 78, 30).
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White text reads best on this color (6.97:1).
About this color
#7F4E1E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 62°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Milk Chocolate. White text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate |
| Black text | 3.01:1 |
| White text | 6.97:1 |
Colors that go with Milk Chocolate
Matches found by rotating Milk Chocolate around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Milk Chocolate
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Milk Chocolate, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Milk Chocolate, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.014
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.029
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.045
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.047
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.055
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.062
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.063
More about Milk Chocolate
How to make Milk Chocolate
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts brown
- 1 part orange
Recipe result: #804D26, a difference of ΔE 0.010 from Milk Chocolate. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Milk Chocolate in every format
| HEX | #7F4E1E |
| RGB | rgb(127, 78, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 62%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.091 61.6) |
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 #7F4E1E | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7F4E1E | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7F4E1E text on white | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc 83.9 | Fine for body text |
| #7F4E1E text on black | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
Shades and tints of Milk Chocolate
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 700.
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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
#E5D6C9
oklch(88.5% 0.024 63.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA4
oklch(80.9% 0.044 62.6)
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Step 400
400
#C19774
oklch(70.7% 0.07 61.1)
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Step 500
500
#B17D4F
oklch(63.2% 0.09 61.6)
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Step 600
600
#9C6532
oklch(55.6% 0.097 61.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7F4E1E
oklch(47.1% 0.091 61.6)
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Step 800
800
#6C4520
oklch(42.7% 0.074 62)
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Step 900
900
#583A1F
oklch(37.7% 0.059 61.5)
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Step 950
950
#342213
oklch(27% 0.037 60.1)
Milk Chocolate 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) | #5D5318 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #695E1F | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B4344 | 0.066 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.091 |
Use Milk Chocolate 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.