#4E2917#4E2917
#4E2917 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.062 H 45.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2917 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 41, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 54%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 70.5%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.09, 15.35, 19.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.09, 24.52, 51.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.55% 0.0435 0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.55% 0.062 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0898, 3.2679, 1.2258) |
| Luminance | 0.0327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 4.77
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.43
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.24
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.47
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 10.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2917 #173C4E
analogous
#4E1721 #4E2917 #4E4417
triadic
#4E2917 #174E29 #29174E
tetradic
#4E2917 #214E17 #173C4E #44174E
square
#4E2917 #214E17 #173C4E #44174E
split-complementary
#4E2917 #174E44 #17214E
monochromatic
#180C07 #1F1009 #4E2917 #7D4225 #AD5B33
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.70
#4E2917 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.65
#4E2917 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2917
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2917 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2917 | 1.00 | 12.70 | 1.65 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#332E15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C3617
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562225
Achromatopsia (no color)
#333333
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2917; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 41, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.062 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836354',
500: '#4e2917',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2917; $custom-light: #836354; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2917",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 41,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.636,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32545,
"c": 0.06237,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.03267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2917
secondary
#3C6D85
accent
#ADDE4A
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFEAE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0502
muted
#7C7978