Milk Chocolate (#84563C)

The hex code for Milk Chocolate is #84563C. It is rgb(132, 86, 60) in RGB, hsl(22, 38%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 55%, 48%) in CMYK — a dark brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84563C

HEX#84563C

RGBrgb(132, 86, 60)

HSLhsl(22, 38%, 38%)

HSVhsv(22, 55%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 55%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.073 49.9)

LABlab(41.34% 17.45 23.29)

LCHlch(41.34% 29.10 53.17)

Colors Closest to Milk Chocolate

Milk Chocolate is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Spicy Mix#8B5F4DΔE 6.42 Coconut#965A3EΔE 7.73 Coffee#6F4E37ΔE 8.22 Coyote Brown#81613CΔE 8.47 Kobicha#6B4423ΔE 9.5 Mud#70543EΔE 10.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#84563C Channel Values

How Milk Chocolate breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 132 · G 86 · B 60	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 22° · S 38% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 22° · S 55% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 55% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.22:1 vs white · 3.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Milk Chocolate background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Milk Chocolate

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Milk Chocolate; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Milk Chocolate

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Milk Chocolate Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#84563C

Protanopia#60603C

Protanomaly#705C3C

Deuteranopia#686839

Deuteranomaly#74613A

Tritanopia#865353

Tritanomaly#85544B

Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #84563C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--milk-chocolate: #84563C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84563C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'milk-chocolate': '#84563C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.337, blue: 0.235)

Android XML<color name="milk_chocolate">#84563C</color>

SVG fillfill="#84563C"

More Brown Colors

Milk Chocolate sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

856d4d 845210 894b00 836953 8a4000 832a0d 8a5300 826644 8a5700 825221 8b4513 824112 942700 996633 ad3100 bd6800 cc5500 e15501 2d1c0c 432004 4c2715 573500 663300 733e0a

#84563C Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Milk Chocolate?

The hex code for Milk Chocolate is #84563C. That is rgb(132, 86, 60) in RGB, hsl(22, 38%, 38%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 55%, 48%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #84563C?

#84563C is rgb(132, 86, 60) — red 132, green 86, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84563C?

#84563C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 55%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84563C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #84563C scores 6.22:1 against white and 3.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84563C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84563C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 18.98, which is visibly different.

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