#4E2E23#4E2E23
#4E2E23 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.051 H 39.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 46, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 38%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 55%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 55.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.64, 13.30, 13.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.64, 18.76, 44.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.81% 0.0393 0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.81% 0.051 39.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4225, 3.6954, 2.0702) |
| Luminance | 0.0369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 6.85
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 7.37
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 7.48
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.99
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 10.20
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2E23 #23434E
analogous
#4E232E #4E2E23 #4E4423
triadic
#4E2E23 #234E2E #2E234E
tetradic
#4E2E23 #2E4E23 #23434E #44234E
square
#4E2E23 #2E4E23 #23434E #44234E
split-complementary
#4E2E23 #234E44 #232E4E
monochromatic
#150C09 #241510 #4E2E23 #784736 #A26049
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.08
#4E2E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.74
#4E2E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2E23
12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2E23 | 1.00 | 12.08 | 1.74 | 12.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#363222
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3923
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55292B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.051 39.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82675e',
500: '#4e2e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2e23; $custom-light: #82675e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 46,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.349,
"s": 38.053,
"l": 22.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33808,
"c": 0.05104,
"h": 39.7
},
"luminance": 0.03695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2E23
secondary
#4B7482
accent
#B0CE5A
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0604
muted
#7C7A79