#4E2D17#4E2D17
#4E2D17 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.059 H 53.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2D17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 45, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 54%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 70.5%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.16, 12.80, 20.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.16, 24.06, 57.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.37% 0.0358 0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.37% 0.059 53) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2352, 3.5587, 1.2743) |
| Luminance | 0.0356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.24
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 6.20
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 6.76
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.79
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.15
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 10.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2D17 #17384E
analogous
#4E171D #4E2D17 #4E4917
triadic
#4E2D17 #174E2D #2D174E
tetradic
#4E2D17 #1D4E17 #17384E #49174E
square
#4E2D17 #1D4E17 #17384E #49174E
split-complementary
#4E2D17 #174E49 #171D4E
monochromatic
#180E07 #1F1209 #4E2D17 #7D4825 #AD6433
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.27
#4E2D17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.71
#4E2D17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2D17
12.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2D17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2D17 | 1.00 | 12.27 | 1.71 | 12.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#363115
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3817
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562628
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2d17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 45, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.059 53.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836654',
500: '#4e2d17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2d17; $custom-light: #836654; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2d17",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 45,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33368,
"c": 0.0594,
"h": 53
},
"luminance": 0.03558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2D17
secondary
#3C6885
accent
#A3DE4A
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0603
muted
#7C7A78