Color

#755640

Muted warm brown. Nearest reference color: Coffee.

RGB

0–255

117

CMYK

0–100%

26.5%

45.3%

54.12%

RGB describes how #755640 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 117, green 86 and blue 64.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 26.5%, yellow 45.3% and black 54.12%.

HSL values

H 24.91° S 29.28% L 35.49%

In the HSL color model, #755640 has a hue of 24.91°, 29.28% saturation and 35.49% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#755640 is a medium, warm brown with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #755640 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #755640

RGB rgb(117, 86, 64)

HSL hsl(24.91 29.28% 35.49%)

OKLCH oklch(0.479995 0.053071 56.4387)

CSS --color: #755640;

Tints of #755640

Tints are lighter variations of #755640. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEADC #E4C0A7 #BE9B83 #997861 #755640

Shades of #755640

Shades are darker variations of #755640. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#755640 #5B3D28 #422611 #291100 #0D0300

Tones of #755640

Tones reduce the chroma of #755640, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#755640 #705847 #6B5A4D #665B53 #615D59

Tonal range of #755640

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #755640 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEADC #E4C0A7 #BE9B83 #997861 #755640 #5B3D28 #422611 #291100 #0D0300

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEADC;
    --color-200: #E4C0A7;
    --color-300: #BE9B83;
    --color-400: #997861;
    --color-500: #755640;
    --color-600: #5B3D28;
    --color-700: #422611;
    --color-800: #291100;
    --color-900: #0D0300;
}

Colors that go with #755640

Color harmonies for #755640 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#755640 #406278

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#79524E #755640 #6B5C3A

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#755640 #3B685D #605878

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#755640 #36666D #505D7C

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#755640 #4A664C #406278 #6E536E

CSS gradients with #755640

These gradients show how #755640 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#755640 #967E6C #B9A79B #DBD2CC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #755640, #967E6C, #B9A79B, #DBD2CC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#755640 #4D3828 #291C13 #090503 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #755640, #4D3828, #291C13, #090503, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#755640 #785156 #6E536D #595A7B #406278

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #755640, #785156, #6E536D, #595A7B, #406278);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #755640. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

6.64:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.16:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1081 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #755640 as the background.

background-color: #755640;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #755640 in design

See how #755640 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#755640 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #755640 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E4C0A7

#755640

#291100

Colors similar to #755640

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #755640, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#8D6D56 #5E402B #834F27 #665B54 #775444 #72583D #83604F #674D32

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #755640 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #5F583E Deuteranopia #665F40 Tritanopia #7E5050

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #755640 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 11.5898
Y: 10.8084
Z: 6.3253

CIELAB

L*: 39.2558
a*: 9.7697
b*: 17.8101

OKLab

L: 0.479995
a: 0.029339
b: 0.044224

OKLCH

L: 0.479995
C: 0.053071
H: 56.4387°