#4A370E#4A370E
#4A370E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.062 H 82.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A370E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 55, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 68%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 81%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 81.1%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.39, 3.66, 27.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.39, 27.92, 82.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.95% 0.0076 0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.95% 0.062 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2698, 4.2202, 1.0051) |
| Luminance | 0.0422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.30
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.66
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.91
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 10.73
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 11.15
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 11.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A370E #0E214A
analogous
#4A190E #4A370E #3F4A0E
triadic
#4A370E #0E4A37 #370E4A
tetradic
#4A370E #0E4A19 #0E214A #4A0E3F
square
#4A370E #0E4A19 #0E214A #4A0E3F
split-complementary
#4A370E #0E3F4A #190E4A
monochromatic
#1A1305 #1A1305 #4A370E #7D5D18 #B18421
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.39
#4A370E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.84
#4A370E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A370E
11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A370E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A370E | 1.00 | 11.39 | 1.84 | 11.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3708
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#443C10
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51312F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a370e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 55, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.062 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f6d4f',
500: '#4a370e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a370e; $custom-light: #7f6d4f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a370e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 55,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 17.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34952,
"c": 0.06189,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.0422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A370E
secondary
#2F4A85
accent
#74EB3D
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0A0702
muted
#7C7A78