#4E3718#4E3718
#4E3718 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.056 H 72.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3718 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.01, 6.41, 23.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.01, 23.95, 74.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.59% 0.0169 0.0534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.59% 0.056 72.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6732, 4.4184, 1.4707) |
| Luminance | 0.0442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 6.66
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.55
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.41
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.27
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 9.54
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3718 #182F4E
analogous
#4E1C18 #4E3718 #4A4E18
triadic
#4E3718 #184E37 #37184E
tetradic
#4E3718 #184E1C #182F4E #4E184A
square
#4E3718 #184E1C #182F4E #4E184A
split-complementary
#4E3718 #184A4E #1C184E
monochromatic
#171007 #1F160A #4E3718 #7D5826 #AC7935
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.15
#4E3718 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.88
#4E3718 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3718
11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3718 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3718 | 1.00 | 11.15 | 1.88 | 11.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3815
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453E19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553130
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3718; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.056 72.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826d56',
500: '#4e3718',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3718; $custom-light: #826d56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3718",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.444,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35589,
"c": 0.05604,
"h": 72.4
},
"luminance": 0.04418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3718
secondary
#3D5C85
accent
#89DC4B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78