#4E381C#4E381C
#4E381C is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.052 H 71.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E381C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 56, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 47%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 64%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 64.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.36, 6.11, 21.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.36, 21.97, 73.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.88% 0.0167 0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.88% 0.052 71.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7659, 4.5322, 1.7222) |
| Luminance | 0.0453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 5.72
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.12
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 8.64
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.05
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.29
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E381C #1C324E
analogous
#4E1F1C #4E381C #4B4E1C
triadic
#4E381C #1C4E38 #381C4E
tetradic
#4E381C #1C4E1F #1C324E #4E1C4B
square
#4E381C #1C4E1F #1C324E #4E1C4B
split-complementary
#4E381C #1C4B4E #1F1C4E
monochromatic
#171008 #21180C #4E381C #7B582C #A8793C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.02
#4E381C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E381C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E381C
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E381C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E381C | 1.00 | 11.02 | 1.91 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403919
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#453E1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553331
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e381c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.052 71.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826e59',
500: '#4e381c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e381c; $custom-light: #826e59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e381c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 56,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.6,
"s": 47.17,
"l": 20.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3588,
"c": 0.05242,
"h": 71.5
},
"luminance": 0.04532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E381C
secondary
#425F84
accent
#8CD751
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFEBE9
border
#CAC6C5
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78