#4E3728#4E3728
#4E3728 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.041 H 54.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3728 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 32%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 49%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 48.7%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.28, 8.06, 13.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.28, 15.67, 59.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.89% 0.0241 0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.89% 0.041 54.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8913, 4.5056, 2.6191) |
| Luminance | 0.0450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 1.87
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.53
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.97
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 9.04
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.17
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3728 #283F4E
analogous
#4E282C #4E3728 #4E4A28
triadic
#4E3728 #284E37 #37284E
tetradic
#4E3728 #2C4E28 #283F4E #4A284E
square
#4E3728 #2C4E28 #283F4E #4A284E
split-complementary
#4E3728 #284E4A #282C4E
monochromatic
#140E0A #261A13 #4E3728 #76543D #9F7051
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.05
#4E3728 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#4E3728 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3728
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3728 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3728 | 1.00 | 11.05 | 1.90 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3927
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433E28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543333
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3728; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.041 54.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816d62',
500: '#4e3728',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3728; $custom-light: #816d62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3728",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.684,
"s": 32.203,
"l": 23.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35885,
"c": 0.04113,
"h": 54.1
},
"luminance": 0.04505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3728
secondary
#516E81
accent
#9FC85F
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBEA
border
#CAC6C6
text
#0A0705
muted
#7C7A79