#4E3715#4E3715
#4E3715 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.059 H 74.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3715 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 58%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 73%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 73.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.97, 6.18, 24.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.97, 25.51, 75.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.55% 0.0158 0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.55% 0.059 74.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6437, 4.4066, 1.3153) |
| Luminance | 0.0441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.90
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.58
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.17
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.68
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.25
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3715 #152C4E
analogous
#4E1A15 #4E3715 #494E15
triadic
#4E3715 #154E37 #37154E
tetradic
#4E3715 #154E1A #152C4E #4E1549
square
#4E3715 #154E1A #152C4E #4E1549
split-complementary
#4E3715 #15494E #1A154E
monochromatic
#181106 #1E1508 #4E3715 #7E5922 #AE7B2F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.16
#4E3715 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.88
#4E3715 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3715
11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3715 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3715 | 1.00 | 11.16 | 1.88 | 11.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3811
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453D16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553130
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3715; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.059 74.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826d54',
500: '#4e3715',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3715; $custom-light: #826d54; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3715",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.789,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 19.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35549,
"c": 0.05865,
"h": 74.4
},
"luminance": 0.04406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3715
secondary
#395886
accent
#85E147
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE7
border
#CAC6C3
text
#0B0702
muted
#7C7A78