#4E240E#4E240E
#4E240E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.071 H 46.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E240E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 36, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 70%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 82%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 82.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.69, 17.90, 22.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.69, 29.04, 51.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.44% 0.0495 0.0514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.44% 0.071 46.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8524, 2.9136, 0.7749) |
| Luminance | 0.0291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 3.52
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.58
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.30
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.13
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E240E #0E384E
analogous
#4E0E18 #4E240E #4E440E
triadic
#4E240E #0E4E24 #240E4E
tetradic
#4E240E #184E0E #0E384E #440E4E
square
#4E240E #184E0E #0E384E #440E4E
split-complementary
#4E240E #0E4E44 #0E184E
monochromatic
#1A0C05 #1A0C05 #4E240E #823C17 #B65421
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.27
#4E240E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.58
#4E240E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E240E
13.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E240E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E240E | 1.00 | 13.27 | 1.58 | 13.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#302A0B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A330D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#561B1F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#303030
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e240e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 36, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.071 46.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#845f4e',
500: '#4e240e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e240e; $custom-light: #845f4e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e240e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 36,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.625,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 18.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3144,
"c": 0.0713,
"h": 46.1
},
"luminance": 0.02913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E240E
secondary
#2F6A89
accent
#B0EC3B
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#F0E9E7
border
#CBC5C3
text
#0C0401
muted
#7D7977