#4E3512#4E3512

#4E3512 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.061 H 72.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3512
RGB	rgb(78, 53, 18)
HSL	hsl(35, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(35, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.1%, 76.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.35, 7.27, 25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.35, 26.75, 74.22°)
OKLab	oklab(35.06% 0.0185 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(35.06% 0.061 72.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.5245, 4.2099, 1.1465)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3512 #122B4E

analogous

#4E1712 #4E3512 #494E12

triadic

#4E3512 #124E35 #35124E

tetradic

#4E3512 #124E17 #122B4E #4E1249

square

#4E3512 #124E17 #122B4E #4E1249

split-complementary

#4E3512 #12494E #17124E

monochromatic

#191106 #1C1307 #4E3512 #80571D #B17929

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#4E3512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#4E3512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3512

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3512	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E360E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#443C13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.061 72.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836c52',
    500: '#4e3512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3512;
$custom-light: #836c52;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35055,
    "c": 0.06088,
    "h": 72.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3512

secondary

#355787

accent

#86E642

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#EFEBE7

border

#CAC6C3

text

#0B0602

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3512

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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