#4E3725#4E3725
#4E3725 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.044 H 58.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3725 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 36%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 53%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 52.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.22, 7.70, 15.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.22, 17.12, 63.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.82% 0.0227 0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.82% 0.044 58.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8422, 4.4860, 2.3607) |
| Luminance | 0.0449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 2.22
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.76
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.62
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.02
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 9.47
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3725 #253C4E
analogous
#4E2528 #4E3725 #4E4B25
triadic
#4E3725 #254E37 #37254E
tetradic
#4E3725 #284E25 #253C4E #4B254E
square
#4E3725 #284E25 #253C4E #4B254E
split-complementary
#4E3725 #254E4B #25284E
monochromatic
#150F0A #241A11 #4E3725 #785439 #A1724C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.07
#4E3725 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#4E3725 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3725
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3725 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3725 | 1.00 | 11.07 | 1.90 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3924
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433E25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543232
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3725; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.044 58.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d5f',
500: '#4e3725',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3725; $custom-light: #816d5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3725",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.341,
"s": 35.652,
"l": 22.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35819,
"c": 0.04382,
"h": 58.8
},
"luminance": 0.04486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3725
secondary
#4E6B81
accent
#9BCC5C
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0A0704
muted
#7C7A79