#4E3617#4E3617
#4E3617 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.057 H 71.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3617 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 54, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 54%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 70.5%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.70, 6.98, 23.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.70, 24.33, 73.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.35% 0.0184 0.0538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.35% 0.057 71.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6160, 4.3203, 1.4012) |
| Luminance | 0.0432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 6.64
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.78
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.12
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.92
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.69
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3617 #172F4E
analogous
#4E1B17 #4E3617 #4B4E17
triadic
#4E3617 #174E36 #36174E
tetradic
#4E3617 #174E1B #172F4E #4E174B
square
#4E3617 #174E1B #172F4E #4E174B
split-complementary
#4E3617 #174B4E #1B174E
monochromatic
#181007 #1F1509 #4E3617 #7D5725 #AD7733
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.27
#4E3617 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.86
#4E3617 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3617
11.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3617 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3617 | 1.00 | 11.27 | 1.86 | 11.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3714
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#443D18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55302F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3617; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.057 71.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826c55',
500: '#4e3617',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3617; $custom-light: #826c55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3617",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 54,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.818,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35346,
"c": 0.05683,
"h": 71.1
},
"luminance": 0.0432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3617
secondary
#3C5C85
accent
#8ADE4A
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE8
border
#CAC6C4
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78