#4B230C#4B230C
#4B230C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.069 H 47.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B230C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 35, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 72%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 84%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 84%, 70.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.91, 16.98, 22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.91, 28.42, 53.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.73% 0.0466 0.0514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.73% 0.069 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5694, 2.7249, 0.6857) |
| Luminance | 0.0272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 3.09
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 3.50
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.80
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.92
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.95
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 10.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B230C #0C344B
analogous
#4B0C14 #4B230C #4B430C
triadic
#4B230C #0C4B23 #230C4B
tetradic
#4B230C #144B0C #0C344B #430C4B
square
#4B230C #144B0C #0C344B #430C4B
split-complementary
#4B230C #0C4B43 #0C144B
monochromatic
#1A0C04 #1A0C04 #4B230C #803C14 #B5541D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.59
#4B230C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.54
#4B230C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B230C
13.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B230C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B230C | 1.00 | 13.59 | 1.54 | 13.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2809
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#38310B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#531B1E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2E2E2E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b230c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 35, 12); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.069 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825e4c',
500: '#4b230c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b230c; $custom-light: #825e4c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b230c",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 35,
"b": 12
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.905,
"s": 72.414,
"l": 17.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30725,
"c": 0.06937,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.02724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B230C
secondary
#2C6687
accent
#ADEF39
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0B0401
muted
#7C7977