#4E3612#4E3612
#4E3612 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.061 H 74.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3612 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 54, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 63%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 77%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 76.9%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.65, 6.62, 26.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.65, 26.88, 75.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.28% 0.0166 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.28% 0.061 74.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5705, 4.3021, 1.1618) |
| Luminance | 0.0430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.78
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 7.74
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.09
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.61
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.44
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3612 #122A4E
analogous
#4E1812 #4E3612 #484E12
triadic
#4E3612 #124E36 #36124E
tetradic
#4E3612 #124E18 #122A4E #4E1248
square
#4E3612 #124E18 #122A4E #4E1248
split-complementary
#4E3612 #12484E #18124E
monochromatic
#191106 #1C1407 #4E3612 #80581D #B17B29
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.29
#4E3612 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.86
#4E3612 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3612
11.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3612 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3612 | 1.00 | 11.29 | 1.86 | 11.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F370E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#443D13
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55302E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3612; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 18); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.061 74.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836c52',
500: '#4e3612',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3612; $custom-light: #836c52; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3612",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 54,
"b": 18
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 18.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35283,
"c": 0.06095,
"h": 74.2
},
"luminance": 0.04302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3612
secondary
#355687
accent
#84E642
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0702
muted
#7C7A78