#4E3722#4E3722
#4E3722 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.047 H 62.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3722 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 39%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 56%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 56.4%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.16, 7.36, 17.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.16, 18.65, 66.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.76% 0.0213 0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.76% 0.047 62.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7970, 4.4679, 2.1228) |
| Luminance | 0.0447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 3.17
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 7.24
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.50
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.08
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 10.05
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3722 #22394E
analogous
#4E2223 #4E3722 #4E4D22
triadic
#4E3722 #224E37 #37224E
tetradic
#4E3722 #234E22 #22394E #4D224E
square
#4E3722 #234E22 #22394E #4D224E
split-complementary
#4E3722 #224E4D #22234E
monochromatic
#150F09 #23190F #4E3722 #795535 #A37347
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.09
#4E3722 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.89
#4E3722 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3722
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3722 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3722 | 1.00 | 11.09 | 1.89 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3920
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#443E22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553232
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3722; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.047 62.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d5d',
500: '#4e3722',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3722; $custom-light: #816d5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3722",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.636,
"s": 39.286,
"l": 21.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35758,
"c": 0.04663,
"h": 62.8
},
"luminance": 0.04468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3722
secondary
#4A6782
accent
#97CF59
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0704
muted
#7C7A79