#4E3716#4E3716
#4E3716 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.058 H 73.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3716 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 56%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 72%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 71.8%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.98, 6.26, 24.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.98, 25.00, 75.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.56% 0.0161 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.56% 0.058 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6532, 4.4104, 1.3651) |
| Luminance | 0.0441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.11
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.28
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.24
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.54
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.02
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3716 #162D4E
analogous
#4E1B16 #4E3716 #494E16
triadic
#4E3716 #164E37 #37164E
tetradic
#4E3716 #164E1B #162D4E #4E1649
square
#4E3716 #164E1B #162D4E #4E1649
split-complementary
#4E3716 #16494E #1B164E
monochromatic
#181107 #1E1509 #4E3716 #7E5923 #AD7A31
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.16
#4E3716 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.88
#4E3716 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3716
11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3716 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3716 | 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)
#3F3813
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453D17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553130
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3716; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.058 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826d54',
500: '#4e3716',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3716; $custom-light: #826d54; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3716",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.357,
"s": 56,
"l": 19.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35562,
"c": 0.0578,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.0441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3716
secondary
#3A5985
accent
#86DF49
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFEBE8
border
#CAC6C4
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78