#4E2C15#4E2C15
#4E2C15 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.061 H 53.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2C15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 44, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 58%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 73%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 73.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.86, 13.29, 21.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.86, 25.07, 57.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.13% 0.0369 0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.13% 0.061 53) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.1782, 3.4756, 1.1601) |
| Luminance | 0.0348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.00
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 5.91
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.73
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.25
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.90
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2C15 #15374E
analogous
#4E151A #4E2C15 #4E4915
triadic
#4E2C15 #154E2C #2C154E
tetradic
#4E2C15 #1A4E15 #15374E #49154E
square
#4E2C15 #1A4E15 #15374E #49154E
split-complementary
#4E2C15 #154E49 #151A4E
monochromatic
#180E06 #1E1108 #4E2C15 #7E4722 #AE622F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.39
#4E2C15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.70
#4E2C15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2C15
12.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2C15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2C15 | 1.00 | 12.39 | 1.70 | 12.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#363013
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3715
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562527
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2c15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 44, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.061 53.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836553',
500: '#4e2c15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2c15; $custom-light: #836553; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2c15",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 44,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.211,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 19.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33128,
"c": 0.06133,
"h": 53
},
"luminance": 0.03475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2C15
secondary
#396786
accent
#A3E147
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0502
muted
#7C7A78