#4E2B0E#4E2B0E
#4E2B0E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.066 H 56.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2B0E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 43, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 70%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 82%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 82.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.50, 13.49, 24.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.50, 28.30, 61.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.83% 0.0362 0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.83% 0.066 56.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0854, 3.3796, 0.8526) |
| Luminance | 0.0338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.31
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 6.40
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.83
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 7.47
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.34
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2B0E #0E314E
analogous
#4E0E11 #4E2B0E #4E4B0E
triadic
#4E2B0E #0E4E2B #2B0E4E
tetradic
#4E2B0E #114E0E #0E314E #4B0E4E
square
#4E2B0E #114E0E #0E314E #4B0E4E
split-complementary
#4E2B0E #0E4E4B #0E114E
monochromatic
#1A0E05 #1A0E05 #4E2B0E #824817 #B66421
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.53
#4E2B0E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.68
#4E2B0E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2B0E
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2B0E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2B0E | 1.00 | 12.53 | 1.68 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#352F0A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E370E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562325
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2b0e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 43, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.066 56.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84644e',
500: '#4e2b0e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2b0e; $custom-light: #84644e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2b0e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 43,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.188,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 18.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3283,
"c": 0.06616,
"h": 56.8
},
"luminance": 0.03379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2B0E
secondary
#2F6089
accent
#9CEC3B
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#F0EBE7
border
#CBC6C3
text
#0B0501
muted
#7C7A77