#4E2916#4E2916
#4E2916 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.063 H 46.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2916 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 41, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 56%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 72%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 71.8%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.07, 15.28, 19.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.07, 24.96, 52.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.53% 0.0431 0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.53% 0.063 46.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0800, 3.2639, 1.1740) |
| Luminance | 0.0326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 4.67
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.27
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.24
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.34
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2916 #163B4E
analogous
#4E161F #4E2916 #4E4516
triadic
#4E2916 #164E29 #29164E
tetradic
#4E2916 #1F4E16 #163B4E #45164E
square
#4E2916 #1F4E16 #163B4E #45164E
split-complementary
#4E2916 #164E45 #161F4E
monochromatic
#180D07 #1E1009 #4E2916 #7E4223 #AD5B31
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.71
#4E2916 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.65
#4E2916 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2916
12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2916 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2916 | 1.00 | 12.71 | 1.65 | 12.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#332E14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C3616
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562225
Achromatopsia (no color)
#333333
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2916; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 41, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.063 46.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836353',
500: '#4e2916',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2916; $custom-light: #836353; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2916",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 41,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.357,
"s": 56,
"l": 19.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32529,
"c": 0.06292,
"h": 46.8
},
"luminance": 0.03264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2916
secondary
#3A6C85
accent
#ACDF49
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFEAE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0502
muted
#7C7978