#4E3818#4E3818
#4E3818 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.056 H 74.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3818 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 56, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.30, 5.77, 23.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.30, 24.11, 76.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.82% 0.015 0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.82% 0.056 74.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7212, 4.5143, 1.4867) |
| Luminance | 0.0451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.05
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.12
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.64
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 9.65
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.78
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3818 #182E4E
analogous
#4E1D18 #4E3818 #494E18
triadic
#4E3818 #184E38 #38184E
tetradic
#4E3818 #184E1D #182E4E #4E1849
square
#4E3818 #184E1D #182E4E #4E1849
split-complementary
#4E3818 #18494E #1D184E
monochromatic
#171107 #1F160A #4E3818 #7D5A26 #AC7B35
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.04
#4E3818 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#4E3818 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3818
11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3818 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3818 | 1.00 | 11.04 | 1.90 | 11.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403915
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453E19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553231
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3818; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.056 74.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826e56',
500: '#4e3818',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3818; $custom-light: #826e56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3818",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 56,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.556,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35819,
"c": 0.05618,
"h": 74.5
},
"luminance": 0.04514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3818
secondary
#3D5A85
accent
#86DC4B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78