#4E2503#4E2503
#4E2503 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.5% C 0.075 H 54.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2503 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 37, 3) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 93%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 96%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 96.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.84, 16.78, 27.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.84, 32.40, 58.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.52% 0.044 0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.52% 0.075 54.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8203, 2.9499, 0.4543) |
| Luminance | 0.0295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 4.83
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.32
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 7.86
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 9.26
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2503 #032C4E
analogous
#4E0306 #4E2503 #4E4A03
triadic
#4E2503 #034E25 #25034E
tetradic
#4E2503 #064E03 #032C4E #4A034E
square
#4E2503 #064E03 #032C4E #4A034E
split-complementary
#4E2503 #034E4A #03064E
monochromatic
#1D0E01 #1D0E01 #4E2503 #894105 #C45D08
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.21
#4E2503 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.59
#4E2503 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2503
13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2503 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2503 | 1.00 | 13.21 | 1.59 | 13.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#312A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B3403
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#561C1F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#303030
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2503; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 3); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.5% 0.075 54.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#856048',
500: '#4e2503',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2503; $custom-light: #856048; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2503",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 37,
"b": 3
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.2,
"s": 92.593,
"l": 15.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3152,
"c": 0.07542,
"h": 54.3
},
"luminance": 0.02949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2503
secondary
#1E5C8E
accent
#9EFF29
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#F0E9E6
border
#CBC5C2
text
#0C0500
muted
#7D7977