#4E3711#4E3711
#4E3711 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.062 H 76.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3711 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 64%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 78%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 78.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.93, 5.92, 26.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.93, 27.52, 77.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.5% 0.0143 0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.5% 0.062 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6096, 4.3929, 1.1353) |
| Luminance | 0.0439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.22
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.01
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.67
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.24
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 11.14
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 11.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3711 #11284E
analogous
#4E1811 #4E3711 #464E11
triadic
#4E3711 #114E37 #37114E
tetradic
#4E3711 #114E18 #11284E #4E1146
square
#4E3711 #114E18 #11284E #4E1146
split-complementary
#4E3711 #11464E #18114E
monochromatic
#191205 #1C1406 #4E3711 #805A1C #B27E27
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.18
#4E3711 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.88
#4E3711 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3711
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3711 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3711 | 1.00 | 11.18 | 1.88 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#40380C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453D12
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55312F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3711; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.062 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836d51',
500: '#4e3711',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3711; $custom-light: #836d51; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3711",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.377,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 18.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35502,
"c": 0.06188,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.04393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3711
secondary
#335387
accent
#7FE741
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0702
muted
#7C7A78