#4E2C12#4E2C12
#4E2C12 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.063 H 55.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2C12 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 44, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 63%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 77%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 76.9%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.82, 13.09, 23.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.82, 26.47, 60.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.09% 0.0357 0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.09% 0.063 55.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.1521, 3.4652, 1.0223) |
| Luminance | 0.0347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.20
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 6.29
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.71
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.61
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.07
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2C12 #12344E
analogous
#4E1216 #4E2C12 #4E4A12
triadic
#4E2C12 #124E2C #2C124E
tetradic
#4E2C12 #164E12 #12344E #4A124E
square
#4E2C12 #164E12 #12344E #4A124E
split-complementary
#4E2C12 #124E4A #12164E
monochromatic
#190E06 #1C1007 #4E2C12 #80481D #B16429
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.40
#4E2C12 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.69
#4E2C12 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2C12
12.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2C12 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2C12 | 1.00 | 12.40 | 1.69 | 12.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#36300F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3712
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562526
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2c12; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 44, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.063 55.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836551',
500: '#4e2c12',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2c12; $custom-light: #836551; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2c12",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 44,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 18.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33087,
"c": 0.06323,
"h": 55.6
},
"luminance": 0.03465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2C12
secondary
#356387
accent
#9FE642
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0502
muted
#7C7A78