#4C2609#4C2609
#4C2609 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.070 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C2609 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 38, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 79%, 17%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 88%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 88.2%, 70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.81, 15.44, 25.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.81, 29.51, 58.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.45% 0.0413 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.45% 0.07 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7233, 2.9429, 0.6304) |
| Luminance | 0.0294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 4.10
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.53
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.49
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.47
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C2609 #092F4C
analogous
#4C090E #4C2609 #4C4809
triadic
#4C2609 #094C26 #26094C
tetradic
#4C2609 #0E4C09 #092F4C #48094C
square
#4C2609 #0E4C09 #092F4C #48094C
split-complementary
#4C2609 #094C48 #090E4C
monochromatic
#1B0E03 #1B0E03 #4C2609 #83410F #B95D16
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.22
#4C2609 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.59
#4C2609 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4C2609
13.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C2609 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C2609 | 1.00 | 13.22 | 1.59 | 13.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#312B05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A3309
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#541E20
Achromatopsia (no color)
#303030
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c2609; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 38, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.070 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82604b',
500: '#4c2609',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c2609; $custom-light: #82604b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c2609",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 38,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.97,
"s": 78.824,
"l": 16.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31447,
"c": 0.06958,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.02942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C2609
secondary
#285F89
accent
#A1F533
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFE9E7
border
#CAC5C3
text
#0B0501
muted
#7C7977