#4E3503#4E3503
#4E3503 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.070 H 78.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3503 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 53, 3) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 93%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 96%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.1%, 96.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.23, 6.54, 32.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.23, 33.02, 78.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.92% 0.0141 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.92% 0.071 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4318, 4.1729, 0.6582) |
| Luminance | 0.0417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.76
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 7.44
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.90
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 11.09
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 11.82
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 11.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3503 #031C4E
analogous
#4E0F03 #4E3503 #414E03
triadic
#4E3503 #034E35 #35034E
tetradic
#4E3503 #034E0F #031C4E #4E0341
square
#4E3503 #034E0F #031C4E #4E0341
split-complementary
#4E3503 #03414E #0F034E
monochromatic
#1D1401 #1D1401 #4E3503 #895D05 #C48508
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.45
#4E3503 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.83
#4E3503 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3503
11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3503 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3503 | 1.00 | 11.45 | 1.83 | 11.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#443C05
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562E2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3503; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 3); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.070 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#846c49',
500: '#4e3503',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3503; $custom-light: #846c49; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3503",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 53,
"b": 3
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 92.593,
"l": 15.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34924,
"c": 0.0705,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.04172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3503
secondary
#1E448E
accent
#70FF29
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#F0EBE7
border
#CBC6C3
text
#0B0601
muted
#7C7A77