#4C2409#4C2409
#4C2409 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.1% C 0.071 H 50.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C2409 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 36, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 79%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 88%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 88.2%, 70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.30, 16.70, 24.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.30, 29.70, 55.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.05% 0.0451 0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.05% 0.071 50.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6610, 2.8184, 0.6096) |
| Luminance | 0.0282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 3.78
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.78
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.30
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.63
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C2409 #09314C
analogous
#4C0910 #4C2409 #4C4609
triadic
#4C2409 #094C24 #24094C
tetradic
#4C2409 #104C09 #09314C #46094C
square
#4C2409 #104C09 #09314C #46094C
split-complementary
#4C2409 #094C46 #09104C
monochromatic
#1B0D03 #1B0D03 #4C2409 #833E0F #B95816
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.43
#4C2409 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.56
#4C2409 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4C2409
13.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C2409 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C2409 | 1.00 | 13.43 | 1.56 | 13.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#302906
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#393208
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#541B1F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2F2F2F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c2409; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 36, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.1% 0.071 50.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#835f4b',
500: '#4c2409',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c2409; $custom-light: #835f4b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c2409",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 36,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.179,
"s": 78.824,
"l": 16.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31054,
"c": 0.07106,
"h": 50.6
},
"luminance": 0.02818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C2409
secondary
#286289
accent
#A7F533
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#F0E9E7
border
#CBC5C3
text
#0B0401
muted
#7C7977