#4E2E18#4E2E18
#4E2E18 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.058 H 53.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2E18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 46, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.44, 12.24, 20.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.44, 23.53, 58.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.6% 0.0343 0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.6% 0.058 53.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2841, 3.6400, 1.3410) |
| Luminance | 0.0364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.52
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 6.36
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 6.60
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 6.81
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.12
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2E18 #18384E
analogous
#4E181D #4E2E18 #4E4918
triadic
#4E2E18 #184E2E #2E184E
tetradic
#4E2E18 #1D4E18 #18384E #49184E
square
#4E2E18 #1D4E18 #18384E #49184E
split-complementary
#4E2E18 #184E49 #181D4E
monochromatic
#170E07 #1F120A #4E2E18 #7D4A26 #AC6535
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.15
#4E2E18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.73
#4E2E18 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2E18
12.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2E18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2E18 | 1.00 | 12.15 | 1.73 | 12.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#373116
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F3818
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#552829
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2e18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.058 53.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836755',
500: '#4e2e18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2e18; $custom-light: #836755; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2e18",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 46,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.444,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33596,
"c": 0.05813,
"h": 53.9
},
"luminance": 0.0364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2E18
secondary
#3D6885
accent
#A1DC4B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE8
border
#CAC6C4
text
#0B0603
muted
#7C7A78