#4E3714#4E3714
#4E3714 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.059 H 75.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3714 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 59%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 74%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 74.4%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.96, 6.11, 25.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.96, 26.02, 76.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.54% 0.0154 0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.54% 0.059 75) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6346, 4.4029, 1.2674) |
| Luminance | 0.0440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.72
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.87
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.12
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.81
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.48
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3714 #142B4E
analogous
#4E1A14 #4E3714 #484E14
triadic
#4E3714 #144E37 #37144E
tetradic
#4E3714 #144E1A #142B4E #4E1448
square
#4E3714 #144E1A #142B4E #4E1448
split-complementary
#4E3714 #14484E #1A144E
monochromatic
#181106 #1D1508 #4E3714 #7F5920 #AF7C2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.17
#4E3714 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.88
#4E3714 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3714
11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3714 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3714 | 1.00 | 11.17 | 1.88 | 11.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3810
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453D15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55312F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3714; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.059 75.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826d53',
500: '#4e3714',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3714; $custom-light: #826d53; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3714",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.207,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 19.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35536,
"c": 0.05949,
"h": 75
},
"luminance": 0.04403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3714
secondary
#385786
accent
#84E245
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0702
muted
#7C7A78