#4E2819#4E2819

#4E2819 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.062 H 41.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2819
RGB	rgb(78, 40, 25)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 67.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.86, 16.15, 17.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.86, 23.85, 47.39°)
OKLab	oklab(32.38% 0.0463 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(32.38% 0.062 41.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.0765, 3.2079, 1.3240)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2819 #193F4E

analogous

#4E1925 #4E2819 #4E4219

triadic

#4E2819 #194E28 #28194E

tetradic

#4E2819 #254E19 #193F4E #42194E

square

#4E2819 #254E19 #193F4E #42194E

split-complementary

#4E2819 #194E42 #19254E

monochromatic

#170C07 #20100A #4E2819 #7C4028 #AB5837

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.79

#4E2819 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#4E2819 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2819

12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2819	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2819	1.00	12.79	1.64	12.79
#FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562124

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2819;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.062 41.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836256',
    500: '#4e2819',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2819;
$custom-light: #836256;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2819",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.981,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3238,
    "c": 0.0622,
    "h": 41.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2819

secondary

#3E7184

accent

#B3DB4D

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFEAE9

border

#CAC6C5

text

#0B0503

muted

#7C7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2819

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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