#4E3518#4E3518
#4E3518 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.056 H 68.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3518 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 53, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.1%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.42, 7.70, 22.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.42, 23.69, 71.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.13% 0.0207 0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.13% 0.056 68.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5801, 4.2322, 1.4396) |
| Luminance | 0.0423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 6.06
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.12
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.36
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.53
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.93
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3518 #18314E
analogous
#4E1A18 #4E3518 #4C4E18
triadic
#4E3518 #184E35 #35184E
tetradic
#4E3518 #184E1A #18314E #4E184C
square
#4E3518 #184E1A #18314E #4E184C
split-complementary
#4E3518 #184C4E #1A184E
monochromatic
#171007 #1F150A #4E3518 #7D5526 #AC7535
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.37
#4E3518 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.85
#4E3518 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3518
11.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3518 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3518 | 1.00 | 11.37 | 1.85 | 11.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3715
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433C19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#552F2E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3518; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.056 68.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826c56',
500: '#4e3518',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3518; $custom-light: #826c56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3518",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 53,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.222,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35133,
"c": 0.05596,
"h": 68.2
},
"luminance": 0.04232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3518
secondary
#3D5E85
accent
#8FDC4B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0603
muted
#7C7A78