#4E3218#4E3218
#4E3218 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.056 H 62.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3218 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 50, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.56, 9.65, 21.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.56, 23.48, 65.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.46% 0.0265 0.0498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.46% 0.056 62) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4477, 3.9672, 1.3955) |
| Luminance | 0.0397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 5.72
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 7.23
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 7.32
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.18
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 8.82
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3218 #18344E
analogous
#4E1819 #4E3218 #4E4D18
triadic
#4E3218 #184E32 #32184E
tetradic
#4E3218 #194E18 #18344E #4D184E
square
#4E3218 #194E18 #18344E #4D184E
split-complementary
#4E3218 #184E4D #18194E
monochromatic
#170F07 #1F140A #4E3218 #7D5026 #AC6E35
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.71
#4E3218 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.79
#4E3218 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3218
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3218 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3218 | 1.00 | 11.71 | 1.79 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B3416
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#413B18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#552C2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3218; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 50, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.056 62.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826a55',
500: '#4e3218',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3218; $custom-light: #826a55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3218",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 50,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.889,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34463,
"c": 0.05643,
"h": 62
},
"luminance": 0.03967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3218
secondary
#3D6285
accent
#97DC4B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0603
muted
#7C7A78