#4C230E#4C230E
#4C230E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.070 H 45.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C230E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 35, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 69%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 82%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 81.6%, 70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.10, 17.56, 22.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.10, 28.23, 51.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.92% 0.0487 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.92% 0.07 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6611, 2.7707, 0.7574) |
| Luminance | 0.0277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 3.08
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 3.88
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.25
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.80
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.09
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 10.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C230E #0E374C
analogous
#4C0E18 #4C230E #4C420E
triadic
#4C230E #0E4C23 #230E4C
tetradic
#4C230E #184C0E #0E374C #420E4C
square
#4C230E #184C0E #0E374C #420E4C
split-complementary
#4C230E #0E4C42 #0E184C
monochromatic
#1A0C05 #1A0C05 #4C230E #803B18 #B35321
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.51
#4C230E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.55
#4C230E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4C230E
13.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C230E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C230E | 1.00 | 13.51 | 1.55 | 13.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E290C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#38320D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#541A1E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2E2E2E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c230e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 35, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.070 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#825e4e',
500: '#4c230e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c230e; $custom-light: #825e4e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c230e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 35,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.323,
"s": 68.889,
"l": 17.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30916,
"c": 0.06971,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.0277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C230E
secondary
#2F6987
accent
#B0EC3C
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0B0401
muted
#7C7977