#4E2B1B#4E2B1B
#4E2B1B is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.058 H 44.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 43, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 49%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 65.4%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.68, 14.42, 17.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.68, 22.49, 50.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.02% 0.0414 0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.02% 0.058 44.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2039, 3.4270, 1.4768) |
| Luminance | 0.0343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.46
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 5.57
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.49
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.68
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 11.15
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 11.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2B1B #1B3E4E
analogous
#4E1B24 #4E2B1B #4E441B
triadic
#4E2B1B #1B4E2B #2B1B4E
tetradic
#4E2B1B #244E1B #1B3E4E #441B4E
square
#4E2B1B #244E1B #1B3E4E #441B4E
split-complementary
#4E2B1B #1B4E44 #1B244E
monochromatic
#170D08 #21120B #4E2B1B #7B442B #A95D3A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.46
#4E2B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.69
#4E2B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2B1B
12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2B1B | 1.00 | 12.46 | 1.69 | 12.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#342F1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D371B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#552527
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 43, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.058 44.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826457',
500: '#4e2b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2b1b; $custom-light: #826457; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 43,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.824,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 20.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33021,
"c": 0.05835,
"h": 44.8
},
"luminance": 0.03427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2B1B
secondary
#416F84
accent
#ADD850
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0503
muted
#7C7A78