#4E3724#4E3724
#4E3724 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.045 H 60.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3724 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 37%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 54%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 53.8%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.20, 7.58, 15.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.20, 17.62, 64.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.8% 0.0222 0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.8% 0.045 60.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8267, 4.4798, 2.2792) |
| Luminance | 0.0448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 2.50
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.90
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.55
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.02
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 9.65
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3724 #243B4E
analogous
#4E2426 #4E3724 #4E4C24
triadic
#4E3724 #244E37 #37244E
tetradic
#4E3724 #264E24 #243B4E #4C244E
square
#4E3724 #264E24 #243B4E #4C244E
split-complementary
#4E3724 #244E4C #24264E
monochromatic
#150F0A #241911 #4E3724 #785537 #A2724B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.08
#4E3724 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#4E3724 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3724
11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3724 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3724 | 1.00 | 11.08 | 1.90 | 11.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3923
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433E24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543232
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3724; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.045 60.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d5f',
500: '#4e3724',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3724; $custom-light: #816d5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3724",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.143,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 22.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35798,
"c": 0.04474,
"h": 60.2
},
"luminance": 0.04479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3724
secondary
#4C6981
accent
#99CD5B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0704
muted
#7C7A79